Goodward Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Goodward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales221:71,2923,399
England151:1,625,02553,310

Goodward (40) may also be a first name.

Goodward Last Name Facts

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

Goodward is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodward? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Goodward reside; 53 percent reside in Australasia and 53 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Goodward is also the 1,614,485th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name Goodward is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,173,726. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 96 percent live and Western Australia, where 4 percent live. Apart from Australia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Goodward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goodward has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Goodward last name contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodward Last Name Statistics demography

Goodward earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $49,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godward93630/
Goudwaard825/
Godbard805/
Gottward752/
Goodbord750/
Goodworth71524/
Gatward67952/
Gadbard672/
Gutward672/
Godbart672/
Gattward6326/
Godworth636/
Goudbart631/
Gottwarth591/
Gudworth502/
Gottwert501/
Gottwort501/

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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 Goodward
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