Redward Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Redward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Redward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia411:658,43245,385
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Redward (44) may also be a first name.

Redward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Redward is more commonly found in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Redward.

How Common Is The Last Name Redward? popularity and diffusion

The last name Redward is the 1,235,409th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Redward live; 67 percent live in Australasia and 67 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 44 people.

The surname Redward is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 53,274. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Hawke's Bay Region, where 36 percent are found, Auckland Region, where 24 percent are found and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 21 percent are found. Besides New Zealand it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Redward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Redward has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Redwards932/
Reduard861/
Rodward861/
Redword860/
Redbeard809/
Redbord7135/
Redbart7122/
Roitward67288/
Redworth67151/
Reidbord6723/
Raidbard6711/
Redworht674/
Reidbort531/

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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 Redward
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