Vandiford Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Vandiford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vandiford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Vandiford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vandiford has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandiford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vandiford is the 837,371st most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname Vandiford is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Vandiford are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 1,101,699. In The United States Vandiford is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 89 percent live, Texas, where 5 percent live and Ohio, where 2 percent live.

Vandiford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vandiford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vandiford surname rose 4,113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vandiford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vandiford are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

Vandiford earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.43% less than the national average, earning $30,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vandeford8993/
Bandiford892/
Fandiford891/
Vandefoord840/
Famdiford781/
Bandeford780/
Wondisford7430/
Vandefert670/
Vanduffert631/
Bandefar598/

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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 Vandiford
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