Shanford Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shanford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shanford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanford occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanford? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shanford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Shanford live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Shanford is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Besides Canada this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford | 93 | 54,265 | / |
| Sainford | 88 | 6 | / |
| Sanfford | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chanford | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hsanford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shanfour | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sanfordd | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sanfourd | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sannford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sanfords | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sanfor | 86 | 19 | / |
| Samford | 80 | 2,139 | / |
| Sanfour | 80 | 57 | / |
| Sanfort | 80 | 11 | / |
| Shanfar | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sanferd | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shamfor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sainfor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sonford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Saanfor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanfore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shonfor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanfard | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sanfordová | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sainfort | 75 | 773 | / |
| Sampford | 75 | 233 | / |
| Chanfour | 75 | 33 | / |
| Sainfard | 75 | 19 | / |
| Sanforth | 75 | 2 | / |
| Satmford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanforte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoure | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shanfarz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shahnfar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanfar | 71 | 29 | / |
| Samfor | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shahanfar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sonfor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Champford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanforth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shshaynefard | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chanfar | 67 | 166 | / |
| Somford | 67 | 67 | / |
| Chamfor | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sanfare | 67 | 27 | / |
| Samfort | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zanfour | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sainfar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shamfar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schanffert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonfort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Samferd | 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 Shanford
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