Hereward Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hereward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hereward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Hereward (89) may also be a first name.

Hereward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hereward occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hereward? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hereward is the 2,020,555th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Hereward occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Hereward live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,011,231st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 89 people.

The surname Hereward is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England it is most numerous in: Surrey, where 19 percent reside, Lancashire, where 15 percent reside and West Midlands, where 13 percent reside. Barring England Hereward is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent reside and Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

Hereward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hereward has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 771 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hereward Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hereward last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hareward881/
Eroward801/
Herebart751/
Hareword751/
Haryward750/
Erichward712/
Jrewart671/
Arroward637/
Ireswärd631/
Harewourt590/
Herribord590/
Hareworth590/
Eravart531/
Arevart531/
Geribart503/

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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 Hereward
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