Tanford Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tanford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tanford (33) may also be a first name.

Tanford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanford is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Tanford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Tanford reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 33 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Tanford is primarily found in: Nevada, where 57 percent reside, Indiana, where 14 percent reside and New York, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Tanford is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Mexico, where 10 percent reside.

Tanford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tanford has changed through the years. In England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tanford Last Name Statistics demography

Tanford earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanfor9219/
Tanfour86192/
Tonford864/
Tamford863/
Tanffard801/
Tanfar7758/
Tamfor7732/
Tomford71201/
Tanfare716/
Thanfar713/
Tamfort711/
Tanphor711/
Thomford67385/
Tahanfar671/
Tomfohr5739/
Tomfort5727/
Tomfour574/
Tohmfor573/
Tomfore572/
Thomfore531/
Thanphare502/
Thomforth500/

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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 Tanford
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