Roward Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

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

Roward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Roward (181) may also be a first name.

Roward Last Name Facts

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

Roward occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roward? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roward is the 2,136,387th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Roward is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Roward live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 677,199th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 181 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 42 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and North Carolina, where 16 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Roward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roward surname increased 3,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roward surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Roward earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $40,024 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowardt921/
Rochward860/
Robard83517/
Reward83479/
Raward83186/
Ruward8358/
Rowart8345/
Rovard831/
Rowarth77342/
Ruwaard77163/
Robaard77148/
Rowaert7746/
Rouwerd776/
Roewart775/
Rowwerd771/
Rewhard770/
Robart676,899/
Ravard67997/
Revard67580/
Revord67526/
Rabord6798/
Ruwart6794/
Rawart6730/
Rowert6724/
Rubard6721/
Rabard6719/
Rovart677/
Ravord673/
Robord671/
Ruvard671/
Raverd671/
Rewart671/
Reword671/
Roverd671/

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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 Roward
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