Samford Surname
Approximately 2,139 people bear this surname
Samford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,115 | 1:171,375 | 17,295 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 236 | 1:212,791 | 18,243 |
Samford (140) may also be a first name.
Samford Demographics
Average Male Samford Height
178.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Samford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samford occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samford? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 196,045th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,406,987 people. The surname Samford is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Samford reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 781,395th most common first name at a global level, borne by 140 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,115 people, or 1 in 171,375. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 55 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Samford is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Samford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Samford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samford surname expanded 896 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 98 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Samford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Samford surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Samford surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.72% being registered with the political party.
Samford earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $46,463 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampford | 93 | 233 | / |
| Satmford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Scamford | 93 | 0 | / |
| Samfor | 92 | 3 | / |
| Sanford | 86 | 54,265 | / |
| Somford | 86 | 67 | / |
| Samfort | 86 | 8 | / |
| Camford | 86 | 5 | / |
| Shamfor | 86 | 2 | / |
| Samferd | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sainford | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shanford | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sanfford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hsanford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sampfort | 80 | 1 | / |
| Campford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanfords | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sannford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sanfourd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sanfordd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Zamfor | 77 | 129 | / |
| Samfar | 77 | 23 | / |
| Sanfor | 77 | 19 | / |
| Champford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Comford | 71 | 140 | / |
| Sanfour | 71 | 57 | / |
| Camfort | 71 | 39 | / |
| Chamfor | 71 | 33 | / |
| Sanfort | 71 | 11 | / |
| Janford | 71 | 8 | / |
| Canford | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sanfordová | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zamfort | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sanferd | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sainfor | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sonford | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shamfar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saanfor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samphor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanfore | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanfard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sainfort | 67 | 773 | / |
| Campfort | 67 | 98 | / |
| Chamfort | 67 | 59 | / |
| Sainfard | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chanford | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shemfard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanforth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeanford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamforp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanfour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanforte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seimfohr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canfford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Camphord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cannford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Commford | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samford
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