Wadforth Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wadforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:540,95233,556
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Wadforth Last Name Facts

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

Wadforth is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadforth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,518,885th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Wadforth is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Wadforth are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 540,952. In England Wadforth is most common in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 32 percent live, Essex, where 20 percent live and Derbyshire, where 9 percent live. Barring England it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Wadforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wadforth has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wadforth last name increased 687 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wadforth Last Name Statistics demography

Wadforth earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning $44,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadfort931/
Wafort861/
Woodforth82165/
Washforth820/
Wadford80810/
Waforte801/
Waffort801/
Wafarth801/
Watfort800/
Wafor77108/
Weyforth75138/
Whadford7519/
Woodfort755/
Wooforth750/
Waford71110/
Bafort7176/
Wasfor7138/
Waaifoort7114/
Waifor712/
Wafore711/
Weathfort710/
Badfor710/
Wafour710/
Watford676,318/
Wafford671,421/
Wauford67304/
Badford6719/
Wayford678/
Wodford676/
Beafort674/
Baufort674/
Woffort673/
Woodfor672/
Watforp672/
Wedford672/
Washfor671/
Wayfore671/
Wafoure671/
Waasfor671/
Watforz671/
Bafordt671/
Wadferd670/
Weifort670/
Wahford670/
Woofort670/
Weaford670/
Whaford670/
Waiford670/

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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
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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 Wadforth
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