Wanford Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Wanford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Wanford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanford occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanford? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,907,068th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Wanford is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wanford reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England Wanford is most common in: Derbyshire, where 24 percent live, Cheshire, where 19 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 16 percent live. Apart from England Wanford occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Wanford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wanford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wanford surname rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wainford | 93 | 53 | / |
| Wayneford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Banford | 86 | 1,363 | / |
| Wonford | 86 | 47 | / |
| Vanford | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wamford | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wattenford | 82 | 8 | / |
| Weasenford | 82 | 0 | / |
| Beanford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weinford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bainford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waynforth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bamford | 71 | 15,799 | / |
| Weisenford | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bonford | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wasenforth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weitenford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banfard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banfort | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weasenforth | 67 | 143 | / |
| Bounford | 67 | 51 | / |
| Banforth | 67 | 14 | / |
| Beanfort | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wanfahrt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beinford | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bampford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bonnford | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wanford
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis