Harword Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Harword Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harword Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Harword Last Name Facts

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

Harword is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harword? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Harword reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Harword is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Rivers, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Harword Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harword has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arword921/
Harward863,113/
Harbord861,263/
Harvord861/
Horword861/
Harwardt80954/
Harworth80114/
Harbordt8060/
Harbourd8038/
Charbord806/
Harwards802/
Hearward800/
Arward773/
Erword772/
Arvord770/
Harwortth751/
Charworth750/
Harvard712,069/
Harbort71604/
Harwart71219/
Harbard7158/
Harverd7113/
Horbord710/
Earward710/
Harwerth67213/
Harbourt67210/
Harwarth67165/
Herworth6776/
Kharvard6715/
Hjarvard6712/
Harvardt679/
Garwardt676/
Harboort676/
Horworth673/
Kharwart672/
Airworth672/
Harwardtová671/
Charwart671/
Harboirt670/
Arhworth670/

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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 Harword
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