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.

Dward Surname Distribution Map

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

Dward (Arabic: يدوارد) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dward? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dward is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Dward is predominantly 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 common forename globally, held by 69 people.

The surname Dward is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent reside, Ondo, where 33 percent reside and Rivers, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Ward916/
Hdward912/
Duard8082/
Tward8066/
Dwart8013/
Duhard73333/
Dwarte7371/
Dwarth733/
Dwartz732/
Duared731/
Dhuard731/
Douhard67425/
D'Warte6734/
Duardte672/
D'Huard671/

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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