Thomford Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Thomford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thomford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Thomford Last Name Facts

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

Thomford has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thomford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 746,827th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Thomford reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Outside of Ghana this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Thomford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thomford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thomford surname rose 918 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thomford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thomford are 37.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84% being registered to vote for the party.

Thomford earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $48,514 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Thomford
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