Outward Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Outward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Outward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Outward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Outward occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Outward? popularity and diffusion

Outward is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Outward is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Outward are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Outward is most numerous in: Ohio, where 100 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 14 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Outward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Outward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Outward surname fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Outhward930/
Otward920/
Gutward862/
Hutward860/
Gottward802/
Oduard771/
Odward771/
Atward770/
Oostwaard7517/
Goudwaard755/
Gatward71952/
Hatward7110/
Attward719/
Eudward711/
Oodward711/
Odwards710/
Athward710/
Gattward6726/
Hoodward6714/

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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 Outward
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