Oakwood Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Oakwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oakwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
England151:3,714,537119,675
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Wales91:343,83718,086
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Oakwood (44) may also be a first name.

Oakwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oakwood is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oakwood? popularity and diffusion

Oakwood is the 881,213th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Oakwood reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 44 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 1,461,528. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 21 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.

Oakwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oakwood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Oakwood surname rose 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oakwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oakwood surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Oakwood earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $42,484 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oakwod921/
Okwood921/
Akwood921/
Ackwood8655/
Ockwood8650/
Akywood861/
Akwod837/
Akood834/
Okwod831/
Hoagwood8019/
Akkawood801/
Akwowodi801/
Akoodo77504/
Okwodu77344/
Okwode7786/
Akoodu7757/
Okwoto7752/
Akoodi7745/
Akwodo7725/
Okwodo7717/
Okoodi7713/
Okwodi7710/
Akwoto776/
Okwoda775/
Ogwood773/
Akhood772/
Agwood771/
Akwoda771/
Yakood771/
Okoode771/
Akooda771/
Akwodu771/
Akwoud771/
Yoakod771/
Acwood770/
Aekkawood751/
Akod7379/
Okod7320/
Oakd731/
Eckwood71124/
Akoodie71107/
Okwuode7162/
Okwoede7135/
Ikewood7131/
Okwuodu7122/
Owokodu7117/
Okwaodu7116/
Okwoude7110/
Okwuoto718/
Okwodua716/
Akuwodi712/
Owookad712/
Akwuodi712/
Uckwood711/
Okwodei711/
Okouodi711/
Okwuodo711/
Akoyode711/
Owokoda711/
Akoodoo711/
Okuwoto711/
Okwodhi711/
Akoyodi711/
Akooudo711/
Ahkaood711/
Okwodiu711/
Okwuoda711/
Okwuodi711/
Okooedo711/
Ickwood710/
Oakweed710/
Akoto6744,510/
Okodi675,390/
Akoud674,975/
Okoto673,817/
Akoda672,962/
Akodu672,676/
Akodo672,154/
Okode672,094/
Akode671,995/
Okodo671,459/
Okodu67891/
Akodi67674/
Okoed67660/
Okoda67577/
Akiod67307/
Owookade67146/
Okwot67145/
Okoot67111/
Akhod6736/
Akoot6736/
Akkod6717/
Akioyode6710/
Oaked678/
Yakod677/
Okwdi676/
Okody676/
Okhod676/
Agood675/
Oyekwodi675/
Okwdu674/
Okoid674/
Akwed674/
Akwdi673/
Akwda673/
Okeyoode673/
Oko-Odoi672/
Akwde672/
Akoed672/
Ogood671/
Akwdy671/
Aka Wodi671/
Akuwuodo671/
Akwdo671/
Okwdo671/
Akawaodo671/
Ekwod671/
Ikwod671/
Akeweode671/
Akahwodi671/
Yakawodi671/
Owokuoda671/
Okwed671/
Okouyode671/
Akhootdi671/
Akody671/
Akodd671/
Aakod671/
Okwoedeh671/
Okwuodeh671/
Ekowoode671/
Akwot671/
Akwud671/
Akhwd671/
Aqood671/
Whikwood670/
Eickwood670/
Gaokwad572/
Ohakwute531/
Oheakwute501/

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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 Oakwood
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