Alwardt Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Alwardt Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from two old Germanic words. Al is a shortened form of adal, meaning 'noble' in the old Germanic language. The second part of the name, wast, comes from ward, meaning 'ward' or 'guard'. Prior to the expulsion by the Soviet Union after the second world war, most Alwasts lived in Pommern and Ostpreußen.

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Alwardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:912,99568,645
Germany2251:357,80234,452
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Alwardt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from two old Germanic words. Al is a shortened form of adal, meaning 'noble' in the old Germanic language. The second part of the name, wast, comes from ward, meaning 'ward' or 'guard'. Prior to the expulsion by the Soviet Union after the second world war, most Alwasts lived in Pommern and Ostpreußen.

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Alwardt Last Name Facts

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

Alwardt occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwardt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 520,022nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Alwardt live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Alwardt is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 912,995. In The United States Alwardt is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 30 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent reside and Colombia, where 0 percent reside.

Alwardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alwardt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alwardt surname expanded 2,089 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alwardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alwardt surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Alwardt earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning $45,184 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allwardt93727/
Ahlwardt9334/
Alward924,400/
Alwart92152/
Aylward868,788/
Allward86276/
Halward86103/
Elwardt8678/
Ailward8654/
Alwerdt8652/
Halwart867/
Alwarte866/
Alwarth863/
Allwart862/
Alwardp861/
Aulward861/
Galward860/
Aylwart860/
Alwordt860/
Ahlwart860/
Alwardtová823/
Ellwardt80217/
Hallward8058/
Ahlwarth8032/
Allwerdt808/
Ayleward804/
Aylwards803/
Halwartz802/
Galvardt801/
Haylward801/
Hallwart801/
Alhwairt801/
Allwuart800/
Elward773,373/
Elwart771,429/
Albart77988/
Alwert77241/
Aluart77120/
Alvard7783/
Alvart7743/
Albard777/
Alword772/
Olward771/
Alwerd771/
Ellwart711,125/
Alworth71518/
Eylward71165/
Alluard71126/
Aluarte71122/
Ellward7173/
Halbart7166/
Elwarth7132/
Albartt7126/
Halbard7122/
Holward7114/
Alwerth7110/
Albeart718/
Halvard717/
Alvarte717/
Alvgard717/
Alvardz715/
Helwart715/
Aalbart714/
Elwuard713/
Elvardt713/
Alvartz712/
Alveart712/
Helward711/
Aylvard711/
Aalbard711/
Alveard711/
Ailbart711/
Albarrt711/
Galvard711/
Alluart711/
Allword711/
Aluared711/
Aylword710/
Allwort710/
Hallwordth710/
Elwordt710/
Alvarts710/
Alwertd710/
Albordt710/
Allworth67485/
Höllwart67284/
Aylworth67107/
Ellwarth6723/
Ailworth6719/
Albeartt6712/
Halluard6712/
Halworth671/
Halbeard671/
Elvhardt671/
Alouhart671/
Alveared671/
Albhartt671/
Alveartt671/
Aslworth670/
Aylevard670/
Albahard670/
Helwarth670/
Hellward670/
Holwarth670/

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