Kedwards Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Kedwards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kedwards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:574,41334,909
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Kedwards Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kedwards is most common in England. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kedwards.

How Common Is The Last Name Kedwards? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kedwards is the 1,565,797th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kedwards are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

Kedwards is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 574,413. In England Kedwards is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 47 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 12 percent are found and East Sussex, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account England it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Jersey, where 4 percent are found.

Kedwards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kedwards has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kedwards surname expanded 441 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kedwards Last Name Statistics demography

Kedwards earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning $61,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qedwards881/
Kedaradas821/
Cdwards801/
Guy-Edwards744/
Gay-Edwards741/
Kedaritis7118/
Kodaradas7111/
Kedarites711/
Kadrids675/
Cowie-Edwards672/

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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 Kedwards
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