Cards Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Cards (14) may also be a first name.

Cards Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cards occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cards? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cards is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Cards live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name world-wide, held by 14 people.

The surname Cards is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 40 percent are found, Greater London, where 40 percent are found and West Midlands, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 11 percent are found.

Cards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cards has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cards last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chards913/
Cardse911/
Cardsh911/
Scards911/
Card8919,887/
Cords802,263/
Caird802,086/
Ceard80265/
Cardì8037/
Zards8021/
Jards808/
Cardd808/
Kards805/
Cardt803/
Cardp802/
Caard802/
Carts802/
Cardc801/
Carrd801/
Sards801/
Caurd801/
Gcard801/
Cordts732,074/
Cahard73608/
Caerts73268/
Coords73125/
Tjards7345/
Jaards7327/
Coerds7315/
Charts7312/
Jardås736/
Csords733/
Kardsh732/
Cheard732/
Keards731/
Ccarts731/
Chardz731/
Kaards731/
Cardtz730/
Courds730/
Caurts730/
Cartss730/
Carths730/
Cearts730/
Cart672,941/
Cord672,487/
Kard671,929/
Cardová67593/
Cardova67417/
Qard6789/
Coordts6749/
Coerdts6716/
Tjardts6715/
Carc6714/
Carz675/
Chordsh672/
Courdts671/
Cortdts671/
Jardsch670/
Scoords670/
Carrdtt670/

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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 Cards
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis