Wickford Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Wickford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wickford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wickford (114) may also be a first name.

Wickford Last Name Facts

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

Wickford occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wickford is the 3,730,171st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Wickford are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 877,214th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 114 people.

The surname Wickford is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Not including Malawi it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 14 percent live.

Wickford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wickford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wickford surname declined 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vickford886/
Weckford881/
Bickfordd821/
Bicckford820/
Wickforth820/
Bicford807/
Wigford805/
Weakford7523/
Weckfort7511/
Veckford751/
Bicfford750/
Bickfort750/
Beckfordd711/
Beckforrd711/
Beeckford710/
Bigford67758/
Becford6745/
Wegford6739/
Bekford678/
Beckfort636/
Beekford634/
Wigforth634/
Becfford631/
Beakford630/
Bigfard530/
Begford530/
Wegforth5018/
Bekfoort500/

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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 Wickford
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