Al Ward Surname

11,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Al Ward Surname User-submission:

The surname Al Ward or Al Warda originates from Arabic الورد, which means 'the rose'.

Al Ward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria26,4921:72992
Yemen20,4601:1,292188
Lebanon1881:29,9843,111
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al Ward Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Al Ward or Al Warda originates from Arabic الورد, which means 'the rose'.

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Al Ward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Ward is found most in Syria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Ward? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,903rd most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 154,427 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Ward are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Levant.

The last name is most common in Syria, where it is held by 26,492 people, or 1 in 729. In Syria Al Ward is primarily found in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 0 percent are found and Idlib Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Syria Al Ward occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 43 percent are found and Lebanon, where 0 percent are found.

Al Ward Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Al Ward last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (78%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al War921/
Al Waar861,262/
Al Wahr86352/
Al-Ward86292/
Al Wajr861/
Al Ware861/
Al Wahar802/
Al Warth801/
Al-Wards801/
Al Bar77437/
Al-War771/
Al Bart71569/
Al Bahr71269/
Al-Hwar7148/
Al Bajr718/
Al Barr715/
Al Baar713/
Al-Wart712/
Al-Bar62819/
Al Bor621/
Al-Bair571,494/
Al-Barr5744/
Al Bour579/
Al-Baar571/
Al-Bahaar501/

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