Onward Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Guam

Onward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Onward Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Guam11:160,1214,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Onward (1,960) may also be a first name.

Onward Last Name Facts

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

Onward occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onward? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Onward reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 171,194th most widespread first name internationally, held by 1,960 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Onward is mostly found in: Lagos, where 31 percent live, Abia, where 17 percent live and Ekiti, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and Guam, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honward925/
Anward8322/
Enward8313/
Onword839/
Henward7729/
Homward773/
Hanward772/
Annward771/
Enwardt770/
Anwart6717/
Anuard673/
Anbard672/
Amward671/
Envard671/
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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 Onward
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