Cayward Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cayward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cayward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cayward Last Name Facts

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

Cayward is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cayward? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cayward live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Cayward is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 44 percent live, Connecticut, where 31 percent live and Washington, where 15 percent live.

Cayward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cayward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cayward last name increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cayward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cayward last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Cayward earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.14% less than the national average, earning $37,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caward92216/
Kayward868/
Ceaward861/
Cauward860/
Cayword860/
Chayvard801/
Cavard77958/
Kaward7764/
Zaward7729/
Cabard7724/
Cawart775/
Ceward772/
Caword770/
Cagieward751/
Chabard71239/
Chavard7195/
Cauvard7188/
Kaeward716/
Chawart714/
Cawarte714/
Keyward712/
Keaward711/
Chiward711/
Kaiward711/
Coeward710/
Chaubard67613/
Chauvard67121/
Kaewgard672/
Kaeweard671/
Kaewaard671/
Chavardh671/
Khayuard671/

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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 Cayward
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