Raward Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Raward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1701:158,79816,605
England71:7,959,723202,100
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Raward (11) may also be a first name.

Raward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raward is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raward? popularity and diffusion

Raward is the 1,244,200th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Raward reside; 91 percent reside in Australasia and 91 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Raward is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 158,798. In Australia it is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 67 percent are found, Queensland, where 30 percent are found and Victoria, where 1 percent are found. Beside Australia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Raward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raward has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayward92360/
Rajward9236/
Ravard83997/
Reward83479/
Roward8378/
Rawart8330/
Rabard8319/
Robaard77148/
Raivard7742/
Rajuard773/
Rawarth771/
Rajbard771/
Reiward771/
Rowardt771/
Rajwart771/
Rewhard770/
Rawhart770/
Rahavard7158/
Raywarth710/
Rochward710/
Revard67580/
Robard67517/
Rabart67266/
Rawert67258/
Ravart67178/
Rabord6798/
Rowart6745/
Ravord673/
Rewart671/
Reword671/
Reiwhardt671/
Rovard671/
Raverd671/

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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
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  • 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 Raward
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