Gayward Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gayward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gayward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Gayward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gayward occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gayward? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Gayward occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gayward reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is most common in: Merseyside, where 50 percent are found, Cheshire, where 38 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found.

Gayward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gayward has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaward9210/
Gaybard860/
Gayword860/
Gabard773,372/
Gavard771,923/
Gawart77361/
Geward7740/
Gawargy71197/
Gauvard71163/
Gaubard7158/
Ghayasvard7110/
Gabhard712/
Gieward711/
Guybard711/
Gaivard711/
Gaibard711/
Gahbard711/
Gavardh711/
Gabarrd711/
Gueward710/
Gabhardt672/
Gayobart671/

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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
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  • 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 Gayward
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