Eastward Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Eastward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Eastward 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
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Eastward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eastward occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eastward? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eastward is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Eastward live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Eastward is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Eastward is most frequent in: Lagos, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Eastward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eastward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eastward last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
Estward931/
Eastword880/
Eastwoord821/
Estuard8032/
Esdward803/
Estwart801/
Ehsdward751/
Eastworth7112/
Estuart6796/
Astwert671/
Estuarte6332/
Gastworth593/
Esdouhard591/
Jstuart531/
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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 Eastward
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