Karward Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Karward (8) may also be a first name.

Karward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karward (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻭﺍﺩ) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karward.

How Common Is The Last Name Karward? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Karward live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 8 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Karward is mostly concentrated in: Gbarpolu County, where 33 percent reside, Margibi County, where 33 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 33 percent reside. Barring Liberia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karvard86367/
Korward8631/
Karwart862/
Carward862/
Karword861/
Kerward860/
Kharvard8015/
Kharbard809/
Kharwart802/
Kairwart801/
Karwarth801/
Kerwart7114/
Karvart713/
Corward712/
Kerword712/
Karbart711/
Carword711/
Khorvard671/
Karworth671/
Kerwarth671/
Courward670/
Kharuharte591/
Corbard57189/
Carbart578/
Carverd571/
Corvard570/
Courbard5342/
Karborth533/
Kerworth531/
Corwherd531/

Karward Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karward in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻭﺍﺩkrwad-

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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 Karward
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