Holward Surname

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

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Holward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Holward Last Name Facts

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

Holward is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holward? popularity and diffusion

The last name Holward is the 5,213,395th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Holward live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Holward is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden Holward is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 58 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 42 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden Holward occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olward921/
Halward86103/
Holbard8631/
Holvard869/
Hulward861/
Helward861/
Hallward8058/
Ahlwardt8034/
Hollbard801/
Holwarth800/
Hellward800/
Alward774,400/
Elward773,373/
Hollwarth7538/
Hoellwart7512/
Holwartte750/
Alwardt71626/
Allward71276/
Hoellwarth71112/
Elwardt7178/
Ellward7173/
Holbart7134/
Halbard7122/
Heluard7122/
Helvard719/
Holbord718/
Halwart717/
Halvard717/
Helwart715/
Ollvard714/
Elwuard713/
Héluard711/
Aulward711/
Alwardp711/
Hulbard711/
Holwort710/
Galward710/
Ahlwart710/
Allwardt67727/
Höllwart67284/
Ellwardt67217/
Ahlwarth6732/
Hellvard6716/
Halluard6712/
Khalvard672/
Halwartz672/
Holworth672/
Helluard671/
Hallwart671/
Halbeard671/
Helwarth670/

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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 Holward
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