Reward Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Andorra

Reward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3291:160,91714,365
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Afghanistan501:643,0647,334
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Reward (4,390) may also be a first name.

Reward Last Name Facts

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

Reward (Oriya: ରିୱାଡର୍) occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reward? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 636,210th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. The last name Reward is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Reward are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Reward is also the 104,149th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,390 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 160,917. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 39 percent live, Tanga Region, where 23 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Afghanistan, where 10 percent live.

Reward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reward surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiward921/
Rewhard920/
Revard83580/
Raward83186/
Roward8378/
Rebard8324/
Riward8315/
Rewart831/
Reword831/
Rejwhardt801/
Reiwhardt801/
Rayward77360/
Reybard77167/
Rajward7736/
Resvard7718/
Roewart775/
Rewarts772/
Riewerd771/
Rejwart771/
Rowardt771/
Reabord771/
Reveard770/
Rewarth770/
Revaurd770/
Ribeard770/
Reivardt712/
Rivard6719,670/
Ravard67997/
Rebord67757/
Ribard67757/
Revord67526/
Rowart6745/
Rawart6730/
Ryvard6719/
Reverd6715/
Rybard6713/
Rebart679/
Riverd678/
Rewert675/
Ravord673/
Roverd671/
Rébard671/
Raverd671/
Rovard671/

Reward Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reward in the Oriya language
ରିୱାଡର୍riwadar-

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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
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  • 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 Reward
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