Staford Surname

174,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Staford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Staford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6511:32,0663,786
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Staford (3,448) may also be a first name.

Staford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Staford Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Staford is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Staford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 174,524th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,964,827 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Staford reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 121,102nd most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 3,448 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,651 people, or 1 in 32,066. In Tanzania Staford is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 36 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent live and Kagera Region, where 21 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Staford is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Staford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Staford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Staford last name decreased 58 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Staford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Staford surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

Staford earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.6% less than the national average, earning $33,397 USD per year.

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Staford Reference & Research

Stafford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Stafford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Staford
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