Wafford Surname

273,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,421 people bear this surname

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

Wafford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4031:258,34624,420
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:170,23315,362

Wafford (25) may also be a first name.

Wafford Last Name Facts

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

Wafford is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wafford is the 273,609th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,128,463 people. Wafford is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wafford live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,403 people, or 1 in 258,346. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Wafford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wafford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wafford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wafford last name are 4.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wafford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $38,053 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waford92110/
Wofford8611,829/
Bafford86514/
Wauford86304/
Wayford868/
Waffard866/
Wefford861/
Waffort861/
Waiford860/
Waffurd860/
Wahford860/
Wafferd860/
Whaford860/
Weaford860/
Whadford8019/
Woofford806/
Wattford803/
Wathford801/
Woffords801/
Watfords800/
Woford77116/
Baford7716/
Weford771/
Wafort771/
Waferd770/
Wafard770/
Weathford7514/
Whaitford751/
Bayford711,455/
Weiford71276/
Weffort71260/
Woffard71160/
Baffard71122/
Wooford7136/
Bauford7118/
Bafourd7114/
Bofford7113/
Beaford7112/
Wodford716/
Baaford714/
Woffort713/
Wohford713/
Bafordt711/
Vasford711/
Wefferd711/
Wheford711/
Waforte711/
Wadfort711/
Watfort710/
Bapford710/
Woeford710/
Waffert710/
Wofferd710/
Bawford710/
Baiford710/
Boufford67534/
Wadforth67137/
Veauford673/
Bauffort671/
Boifford671/
Vashford671/
Weitford671/
Wottford671/
Wohzford671/
Woffards671/
Bauffard671/
Bopfford671/

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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 Wafford
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