Stoward Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Stoward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stoward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia961:281,20525,117
England131:4,286,005132,302
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Stoward (10) may also be a first name.

Stoward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stoward is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stoward? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stoward is the 1,674,734th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Stoward reside; 81 percent reside in Australasia and 81 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Stoward is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 281,205. In Australia Stoward is mostly found in: Tasmania, where 56 percent reside, Queensland, where 13 percent reside and South Australia, where 11 percent reside. Barring Australia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Stoward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stoward has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Stoward surname contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stowards9341/
Sthoward931/
Steward8641,293/
Stuward86220/
Staward8666/
Stowart867/
Stobard863/
Stowerd861/
Stewardt806/
Steweard805/
Steeward802/
Stewartd802/
Ssteward801/
Stewarrd800/
Steuward800/
Stewaard800/
Stovgaard75119/
Stewardth751/
Stewart71651,966/
Stobart711,722/
Stuwart7198/
Stawart7159/
Steword7113/
Stewerd719/
Stuvard713/
Stubard711/
Staword711/
Stawerd711/
Stabard711/
Stowert711/
Stavard711/
Stevard710/
Stawartz6730/
Stewartt6719/
Stewarth6715/
Steweart6713/
Stewaart6710/
Stewwart679/
Stewarrt678/
Steewart676/
Sstewart676/
Sttewart674/
Steuwart672/
Stewuart671/
Stewaurt671/
Stawarts671/
Stoewert671/

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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 Stoward
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis