Leward Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Leward Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Leward (579) may also be a first name.
Leward Demographics
Average Leward Salary in
United States
$56,179 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leward Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leward Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leward occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leward? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Leward are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 348,009th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 579 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 615,422. In Sweden it is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 56 percent live, Östergötland County, where 38 percent live and Uppsala County, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.
Leward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leward surname decreased 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leward Last Name Statistics demography
Leward earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning $56,179 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeward | 92 | 68 | / |
| Lewardt | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lewards | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lejward | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lieward | 92 | 1 | / |
| Leaward | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lechward | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lebard | 83 | 541 | / |
| Levard | 83 | 353 | / |
| Laward | 83 | 85 | / |
| Loward | 83 | 55 | / |
| Lyward | 83 | 38 | / |
| Lewart | 83 | 37 | / |
| Lebhard | 77 | 67 | / |
| Loveard | 77 | 39 | / |
| Leuvard | 77 | 29 | / |
| Lewarth | 77 | 20 | / |
| Lehuard | 77 | 12 | / |
| Layward | 77 | 6 | / |
| Levgard | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lajward | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lhoward | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lebaird | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lawardt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liwards | 77 | 1 | / |
| Levards | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lawhard | 77 | 0 | / |
| Leebard | 77 | 0 | / |
| Loevard | 77 | 0 | / |
| Leibhard | 71 | 63 | / |
| Lebhardt | 71 | 39 | / |
| Leebardt | 71 | 6 | / |
| L'Howard | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leabhard | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lewheart | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lehuhard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leverd | 67 | 784 | / |
| Levart | 67 | 312 | / |
| Lewert | 67 | 113 | / |
| Lavard | 67 | 86 | / |
| Leibhardt | 67 | 69 | / |
| Lebart | 67 | 69 | / |
| Lowart | 67 | 63 | / |
| Libard | 67 | 14 | / |
| Loverd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lebord | 67 | 6 | / |
| Liverd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laverd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lavord | 67 | 2 | / |
| Livard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lawart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyverd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lévard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehuhardt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leabhardt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leouhardt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lyword | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Leward
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