Award Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Award Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Award Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5501:96,2579,571
Nigeria2361:750,60534,037
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
India121:63,922,115578,870
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
China21:683,660,78330,601
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Award (1,308) may also be a first name.

Award Last Name Facts

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

Award (Arabic: عوارد, Hindi: एवर्द) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Award? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 375,572nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,646,953 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Award are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 217,464th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,308 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 96,257. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 84 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Award is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Award Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Award has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Award surname increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Award Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Award last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Award earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.57% less than the national average, earning $36,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haward914,126/
Ajward911,493/
Ayward917/
Awward913/
Aiward912/
Eaward912/
Hayward8368,148/
Heaward8363/
Hajward8337/
Auwardt8332/
Hawaird833/
Hawward832/
Haeward832/
Ahwardh831/
Hauward831/
Hawardt831/
Avard80811/
Eward80371/
Oward8030/
Abard8020/
Awart806/
Aword805/
Haywardd771/
Haijward771/
Howard73452,218/
Havard7311,205/
Heward732,727/
Gavard731,923/
Aubard731,117/
Gawart73361/
Haword73113/
A'Vard73104/
Auvard7377/
Hawart7335/
Aveard7326/
Euward7319/
Avards737/
O'Ward737/
Habard736/
Eiward736/
Hawerd733/
Owuard732/
Ooward731/
Awartz731/
Abeard731/
Ahbard731/
Eeward731/
Eawart731/
Aybard731/
Ewardt731/
Auwart731/
Awarte730/
Eyward730/
Ahword730/
Heyward676,723/
Gauvard67163/
Haveard67126/
Howardh67101/
Hayword6772/
Govaard6770/
Heaword6738/
Hawaert6726/
Auwaert6725/
Hawarth6721/
Ovgaard6720/
Hewardt6713/
Howardd6712/
Haubard6712/
Hayvard6710/
Hawartt678/
Howarrd677/
Howeard677/
Hhoward673/
Haywardová673/
Howaard673/
Howardt672/
Houward672/
Hoiward672/
Haavard672/
Howhard671/
Hayuard671/
Havhard671/
Heiward671/
Haywerd671/
Howaerd671/
Howayrd671/
Ewhardt671/
Eywards671/
Gavardh671/
Gaivard671/
Haibard671/
Hawordh671/
Gooward671/
Gowhard671/
Eiwardt671/
Aayuard671/
Awerddd671/
Habardt671/
Habhard670/
Gayword670/
Howward670/
Euvaard670/
Ayhvard670/

Award Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Award in the Hindi language
एवर्दevarda-
Award in the Arabic language
عواردward-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Award
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