Edvards Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Edvards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edvards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Edvards (441) may also be a first name.

Edvards Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edvards (Georgian: ედვარდს, Hindi: एडवर्ड्स, Russian: Эдвардс) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edvards? popularity and diffusion

The surname Edvards is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Edvards are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 408,221st most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 441 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 2,941,287. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 24 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 18 percent are found and Astrakhan Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 14 percent are found and Belarus, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Edvards Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edvards in the Georgian language
ედვარდსedvards-
Edvards in the Hindi language
एडवर्ड्सedavardsa-
Edvards in the Russian language
Эдвардсedvards-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edvards
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