Hedward Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Hedward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hedward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Hedward (78) may also be a first name.

Hedward Last Name Facts

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

Hedward is found most in Malaysia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedward? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Hedward are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hedward is also the 1,091,646th most widespread first name on earth, held by 78 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia Hedward is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Other than Malaysia Hedward is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 45 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Hedward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hedward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hedward last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Headward93113/
Hedwhard931/
Edward92274,730/
Headwards8810/
Edwardh8678/
Hedvard8615/
Eddward868/
Aedward868/
Edwardd865/
Edwarrd862/
Edwardt862/
Hadward862/
Eedward861/
Edweard861/
Hedword861/
Eudward861/
Eadward861/
Edwward861/
Edhward861/
Edwaard860/
Edwaards8011/
Edwwards809/
Edweards806/
Edwarrds805/
Edwatrds803/
Eedwards803/
Eadwards802/
Headword802/
Edwasrds801/
Gedwardt801/
Ehsdward801/
Eduard771,250/
Edword77818/
Edvard77260/
Adward77208/
Edwerd7767/
Edwart7738/
Idward772/
Odward771/
D'Edwards753/
Eduards71436/
Edvards7192/
Edwords7185/
Edwartz7135/
Edduard7111/
Hatward7110/
Edwarte718/
Getward717/
Eduardp714/
Edwarth713/
Hedwert713/
Jdwards712/
Eduardd712/
Hadwart712/
Eddword712/
Edvarrd711/
Edvardz711/
Edwourd711/
Estward711/
Idwards711/
Èdwards711/
Gedwart711/
Edvardt711/
Edhuard711/
Eduardh711/
Athward710/
Hedworth67285/
Eduardte671/
Heduarte671/
Gaydward671/
Edduards671/
Eddwarts670/

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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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  • 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 Hedward
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