Withford Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Withford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Withford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Withford (11) may also be a first name.

Withford Last Name Facts

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

Withford is found most in Australia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Withford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Withford is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Withford reside; 69 percent reside in Australasia and 69 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The surname Withford is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,079,828. In Australia Withford is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 64 percent reside, Queensland, where 32 percent reside and Northern Territory, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Australia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Withford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Withford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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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 Withford
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