Dward Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dward Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dward (69) may also be a first name.

Dward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dward (Arabic: يدوارد) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dward? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Dward is primarily found in Africa, where 42 percent of Dward are found; 25 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dward is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 69 people.

Dward is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent live, Ondo, where 33 percent live and Rivers, where 33 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Malaysia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Ward916/
Hdward912/
Duard8082/
Tward8066/
Dwart8013/
Duhard73333/
Dwarte7371/
Dwarth733/
Dwartz732/
Duared731/
Dhuard731/
Douhard67425/
D'Warte6734/
Duardte672/
D'Huard671/
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Dward Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dward in the Arabic language
يدواردydward-

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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 Dward
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