Alward Surname

106,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Alward Surname Definition:

(English) Variants of Alford, q.v.

Alward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9141:189,37218,786
Canada8271:44,5535,492
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Iraq471:745,14210,632
England411:1,358,97760,528
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Qatar251:94,32010,875
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Wales161:193,40812,484
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Oman111:335,2704,992
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3881:129,43012,434

Alward (183) may also be a first name.

Alward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Variants of Alford, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Alward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alward is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alward? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 106,279th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,656,260 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Alward live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 673,127th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 183 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,914 people, or 1 in 189,372. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live.

Alward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alward surname grew 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alward Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alward surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Alward last name are 10.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.88% registered with the party.

The amount Alward earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.32% more than the national average, earning $45,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $47,603 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aylward928,788/
Alwardt92626/
Allward92276/
Halward92103/
Ailward9254/
Aulward921/
Alwardp921/
Galward920/
Allwardt86727/
Hallward8658/
Ahlwardt8634/
Ayleward864/
Aylwards863/
Haylward861/
Elward833,373/
Alwart83152/
Alvard8383/
Albard837/
Alword832/
Olward831/
Alwerd831/
Eylward77165/
Alluard77126/
Elwardt7778/
Ellward7773/
Alwerdt7752/
Halbard7722/
Holward7714/
Halvard777/
Alvgard777/
Halwart777/
Alwarte776/
Alvardz775/
Alwarth773/
Elwuard773/
Allwart772/
Aluared771/
Alveard771/
Aalbard771/
Aylvard771/
Helward771/
Galvard771/
Allword771/
Alwertd770/
Aylwart770/
Alwordt770/
Ahlwart770/
Aylword770/
Alwardtová753/
Ellwardt71217/
Ahlwarth7132/
Halluard7112/
Allwerdt718/
Halwartz712/
Halbeard711/
Alveared711/
Hallwart711/
Alhwairt711/
Galvardt711/
Allwuart710/
Aylevard710/
Hellward710/
Albahard710/
Alvord672,808/
Elwart671,429/
Albart67988/
Eluard67376/
Alwert67241/
Aluart67120/
Alvart6743/
Halvgaard6728/
Elvard6719/
Albord6717/
Elword6715/
Elwerd674/
Hallbaurd671/
Aluord671/
Éluard671/
Alverd671/

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