Ayward Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ayward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Ayward (18) may also be a first name.

Ayward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayward is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayward? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Ayward are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 18 people.

Ayward is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 100 percent reside. Apart from England Ayward is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Ayward Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hayward9268,148/
Ajyward923/
Ayeward920/
Award91953/
Yward911/
Haywardd861/
Haward834,126/
Ajward831,493/
Hyward839/
Awward833/
Aiward832/
Eaward832/
Aybard831/
Eyward830/
Heyward776,723/
Hayword7772/
Heaward7763/
Hajward7737/
Auwardt7732/
Hayvard7710/
Hawaird773/
Hawward772/
Ahwardh771/
Eywards771/
Hauward771/
Hayuard771/
Hawardt771/
Aayuard771/
Ayhvard770/
Gayword770/
Haywardová753/
Avard73811/
Eward73371/
Yvard73270/
Abard7320/
Awart736/
Aword735/
Ybard734/
Jward732/
Iward732/
Haywarth713/
Haijward711/
Haywarts711/
Aihaward711/
Heywardd711/
Havard6711,205/
Heward672,727/
Gavard671,923/
Aubard671,117/
Gawart67361/
Haword67113/
A'Vard67104/
Hyvard6777/
Auvard6777/
Youard6757/
Hawart6735/
Aveard6726/
Euward6719/
Avards677/
Eiward676/
Habard676/
Hiward672/
Yewart671/
Ewardt671/
Auwart671/
Awartz671/
Abeard671/
Ahbard671/
Yovard671/
Eeward671/
Eawart671/
Awarte670/
Ywartz670/
Ahword670/
Hybard670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ayward
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