Windford Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

Windford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Windford (41) may also be a first name.

Windford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Windford is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Windford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Windford is the 3,798,600th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Windford are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name on earth, held by 41 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Windford is mostly found in: Florida, where 36 percent are found, Texas, where 36 percent are found and Arkansas, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Windford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Windford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Windford last name rose 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windford Last Name Statistics demography

Windford earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51% less than the national average, earning $21,141 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windaford941/
Wendford8820/
Windfred883/
Bindford881/
Wandford881/
Wintford880/
Wintaford827/
Wentford7530/
Bendford7511/
Bentford6387/
Wentforth590/
Bentfort506/
Wintfred501/

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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 Windford
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