Wentford Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wentford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wentford Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wentford (41) may also be a first name.

Wentford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wentford is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wentford is the 3,602,217th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Wentford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wentford live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name globally It is held by 41 people.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England Wentford is primarily found in: Greater London, where 38 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 33 percent reside and Norfolk, where 24 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Wentford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wentford has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wentford surname rose 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bentford8887/
Wendford8820/
Wintford880/
Wintaford827/
Wentforth820/
Windford7527/
Bendford7511/
Bentfort756/
Wandford751/
Wintfred751/
Windaford711/
Bindford631/
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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 Wentford
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