Ards Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tonga

Ards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
England51:11,143,612252,590
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tonga11:107,313791
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ards (17) may also be a first name.

Ards Last Name Facts

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

Ards (Arabic: عردس, Russian: Ардс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ards? popularity and diffusion

Ards is the 770,644th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name Ards occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Ards are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ards is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 17 people.

The last name Ards is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 1,169,222. In The United States Ards is mostly found in: Texas, where 64 percent are found, Mississippi, where 10 percent are found and Colorado, where 4 percent are found. Other than The United States Ards is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Ards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ards has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ards surname grew 31,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ards Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ards surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ards last name are 18.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ards earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.17% less than the national average, earning $34,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.73% more than the national average, earning $57,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hards891,746/
Ardts8961/
Gards8920/
Ardds8912/
Aerds892/
Aards892/
Airds890/
Ard8610,503/
Aerdts80211/
Aardse80113/
Heards8023/
Hardts8018/
Gardsz801/
Hartds801/
Hardse801/
Hardzs800/
Gard7513,253/
Arts7512,672/
Hard759,120/
Aird757,047/
Eard75176/
Ardt75146/
Ardh7595/
Aard7587/
Ardd7535/
Asrd7529/
Arcs7517/
Ardz7510/
Ardø754/
Ajrd754/
Atrd753/
Ardc752/
Aurd752/
Artd751/
Arzs751/
Ardì751/
Ahrd751/
Arhd751/
Ayrd751/
Gaardsø7313/
Heard6741,963/
Aerts6720,094/
Hardt6718,995/
Aarts679,587/
Erdős676,238/
Gardt671,469/
Harts671,335/
Gaard67860/
Aired67273/
Eardh67180/
Archs67177/
Gaurd67112/
Artts6785/
Garts6779/
Haird6773/
Haard6753/
Argys6752/
Aardt6740/
Gardh6738/
Hardø6737/
Ahard6729/
Aardh6728/
Artst6724/
Gords6724/
Hords6723/
Gardå6720/
Arsts6714/
Herds6714/
Øgard6713/
Earts6713/
Garrd678/
Hardå677/
Harcs677/
Ayred677/
Ardıç675/
Gaird675/
Ågard675/
Hardx674/
Hartd674/
Erdås674/
Haurd673/
Harrd672/
Hardh672/
Arzdh671/
Gardz671/
Ardtsova671/
Gardì671/
Arsci671/
Eared671/
Hayrd671/
Hasrd671/
Hardz671/
Arrdt671/
Aaird670/
Gardd670/
Eirds670/
Gayrd670/
Hardd670/

Ards Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ards in the Russian language
Ардсards-
Ards in the Arabic language
عردسrds-
ليردسlyrds-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ards
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