Keward Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Keward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:773,86242,299
Wales81:386,81619,671
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Keward (35) may also be a first name.

Keward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keward has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keward? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Keward live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in British Isles. Keward is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 35 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 773,862. In England Keward is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 60 percent live, Berkshire, where 14 percent live and Surrey, where 8 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Keward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Keward has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Keward surname grew 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaeward926/
Keyward922/
Keaward921/
Keswardt8621/
Kiewardt8610/
Keswartd862/
Kaeweard861/
Kaewaard861/
Kaward8364/
Kewart8329/
Koward839/
Keswartds805/
Keswardts804/
Khiewaard801/
Keswartdt801/
Keswardtz801/
Kaewart7769/
Kebhard7711/
Kaeword7711/
Keawart778/
Kayward778/
Kewarth776/
Keaword772/
Kaiward771/
Queward771/
Kiewart771/
Kewaart771/
Kawaerd771/
Coeward770/
Keebard770/
Kissward7115/
Keswarts715/
Keswartz714/
Kaewhord713/
Kebhardt711/
Kiewwart711/
Coward6716,767/
Caward67216/
Kevart6796/
Kavard676/
Kowart675/
Kovard675/
Kawart672/
Kaword671/
Cewart670/

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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 Keward
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