Edwads Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Edwads Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edwads Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Wales41:773,63329,106
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Edwads Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edwads occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edwads? popularity and diffusion

The surname Edwads is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Edwads reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Edwads is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 22 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Edwads is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 8 percent are found and Wales, where 8 percent are found.

Edwads Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Edwads has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Edwads surname expanded 188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edwads Last Name Statistics demography

Edwads earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edwatds927/
Edwaids923/
Edwasds922/
Edwadds921/
Edweads921/
Edwadz831/
Edwats831/
Edwoods7744/
Edwach672/
Edvaz551/
Idwaz551/
Eastwoods533/
Edvach5023/
Idwach502/
Edvaci501/

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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 Edwads
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