Ward Forename

17,893rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 51,998 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Syria

Ward Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: He who keeps guard.

Ward Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
18,4961:19,6011,611
Iraq
 
91%
9,5741:3,658529
Syria-6,4181:3,008442
Yemen-3,3921:7,753633
Egypt
 
78%
3,3401:27,5151,897
Belgium
100%
2,2191:5,178762
Canada
100%
2,1871:15,1501,522
Netherlands
100%
1,6751:10,0911,234
Lebanon
 
97%
9231:6,097799
Saudi Arabia-7581:40,6504,986
Oman
100%
4441:9,2541,135
Afghanistan
 
87%
3601:90,6213,311
Palestine
 
97%
3471:13,113913
Australia-3251:42,0232,146
Jordan
72%
 
3221:27,4121,209
England
96%
 
1841:302,1907,623
New Zealand-1151:39,4442,366
Zambia-681:233,1597,599
South Africa
100%
641:852,07334,333
Brazil
98%
 
601:3,570,60362,327
Zimbabwe
89%
 
561:275,42515,115
Tunisia
100%
411:16,5101,336
Thailand
86%
 
391:1,796,55952,686
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Germany
90%
 
351:2,762,22514,049
Philippines
92%
 
311:3,419,66165,885
Scotland
100%
291:184,4953,374
Ireland
76%
 
261:178,5973,607
Qatar
65%
 
261:91,13911,761
Pakistan
81%
 
251:7,774,30762,662
Sweden
74%
 
241:410,74611,228
Israel
79%
 
231:365,3448,396
India
88%
 
211:57,851,332943,988
Malaysia
50%
 
201:1,522,49747,664
China-171:80,356,22263,797
Liberia
75%
 
151:294,1379,351
Peru
100%
131:2,445,49623,318
Jamaica-121:240,2697,382
United Arab Emirates-111:650,18120,553
Indonesia-101:25,796,367599,978
Cyprus
100%
91:96,7862,691
France
100%
91:7,385,59325,788
Honduras-91:979,71911,190
Malawi
100%
91:1,901,3689,999
Japan-81:15,998,25741,670
Russia
100%
81:18,029,21355,117
Spain-81:5,816,24616,159
Taiwan
100%
81:2,971,21060,968
Wales
90%
 
81:386,7895,520
Colombia-71:6,825,56133,843
Nigeria
100%
71:25,366,337199,343
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Switzerland
100%
61:1,368,91614,223
Tanzania
60%
 
61:8,798,05338,955
Northern Ireland
100%
51:368,6292,296
Venezuela
100%
51:6,040,37977,223
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Barbados-41:72,4472,209
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Brunei-41:104,8921,566
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Swaziland-41:325,0442,285
Bahamas-31:133,1232,262
Chile-31:5,869,06926,159
Croatia
100%
31:1,405,69211,430
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Singapore-31:2,095,68522,815
Czechia-21:5,328,0818,108
Hungary-21:4,895,8864,852
Kazakhstan-21:8,873,42235,327
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
Nicaragua
100%
21:3,009,16824,322
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
United States Virgin Islands-21:54,8743,819
Algeria
100%
11:38,176,72032,669
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cameroon
100%
11:21,610,503119,836
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Finland
100%
11:5,483,18325,487
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Italy
77%
 
11:61,062,09083,289
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Vietnam
100%
11:92,623,11310,484

The alternate forms: Wärd (1) are calculated separately.

Ward (567,303) may also be a surname.

Ward Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: He who keeps guard.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Ward Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wärd921/
Wartd8916/
Waard8913/
Hward8912/
Wardh8911/
Wardt8911/
Whard895/
Wardz893/
Wardd892/
Wward892/
Weard892/
Warwd891/
Warrd891/
Waurd891/
Waired808/
Waerdt805/
Whardz802/
Håward802/
Wardss801/
Hwards801/
Warddt801/
Wahard801/
Wahrrd801/
Whards801/
Word7510,992/
Bard751,767/
Vard751,300/
Wart75181/
Werd75114/
Uard7513/
Wyardda731/
Beard67951/
Baird67906/
Warth67840/
Baard67705/
Bardh67498/
Hvard6793/
Weerd6759/
Warte6746/
Huard6741/
Vardh6738/
Weird6730/
Veard677/
Werdh676/
Bayrd676/
Bardt674/
Barhd674/
Barrd674/
Vaird673/
Werdt673/
Weart673/
Wargy672/
Wairt672/
Waart672/
Woerd672/
Hwerd672/
Hwart671/
Vuard671/
Waruwida671/
Warzt671/
Wojrd671/
Wuird671/
Wuart671/
Vardz671/
Woord671/
Vards671/
Uayrd671/
Vhard671/
Bartd671/
Båard671/
Baurd671/
Werdd671/
Whart671/

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