Aword Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Georgia

Aword Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aword Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Aword (8) may also be a first name.

Aword Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aword occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aword? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Aword is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Aword reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 8 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 50 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Aword occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 20 percent are found and Georgia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haword91113/
Ahword910/
Hayword8372/
Heaword8338/
Hawordh831/
Gayword830/
Award80953/
Abord8035/
Eword802/
Avord801/
Awort801/
Haward734,126/
Ajward731,493/
Havord7393/
Aubord7359/
Gavord7339/
Avoird7337/
Aworth7332/
Howord7321/
Ayward737/
Awward733/
Hawerd733/
Eaward732/
Hawort732/
Aiward732/
Habord732/
Abourd731/
Aboord731/
Heword731/
Gawort730/
Hayward6768,148/
Haworth6716,536/
Heaward6763/
Hajward6737/
Auwardt6732/
Havourd6721/
Heyword679/
Aubourd675/
O'Sword672/
Hawward672/
Haeward672/
Ahwardh671/
Hawardt671/
Haywort671/
Haywerd671/
Haworts671/
Awerddd671/
Hauwort671/
Oswords671/
Hauward671/
Aiworth670/
Haswort670/
Havords670/

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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 Aword
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