Vanward Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Vanward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Vanward (12) may also be a first name.

Vanward Last Name Facts

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

Vanward is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanward? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Vanward are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Vanward is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 33 percent live, North Carolina, where 33 percent live and South Carolina, where 33 percent live.

Vanward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vanward has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanwaard936/
Vanwart86668/
Vonward8614/
Vanword869/
Wanward861/
Vanvard860/
Vanweerd8074/
Vanwaart8035/
Vanweart804/
Vanbaird802/
Vanwordt800/
Vanbeard800/
Vanwert71746/
Vanwort7157/
Banvard7146/
Vanbart7114/
Wanwart711/
Vanvart710/
Banbard710/
Banwarth67252/
Vanwoert67229/
Vanworth67100/
Vanweert6788/
Vanboord678/
Weinward671/
Vanverdt671/
Vanwerth671/
Vanvaart671/
Vanwortz670/
Vanwoort670/
Vanwourt670/

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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 Vanward
  • 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