Waard Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Waard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3461:48,8078,365
Norway111:467,48139,375
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Waard (13) may also be a first name.

Waard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waard is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Waard.

How Common Is The Last Name Waard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 746,827th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. Waard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Waard live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. Waard is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 48,807. In The Netherlands Waard is mostly found in: South Holland, where 44 percent are found, North Holland, where 18 percent are found and Gelderland, where 11 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Waard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waard last name grew 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waard Last Name Statistics demography

Waard earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 38.52% less than the national average, earning 212,772 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waardt9121/
Waards911/
Wahard911/
Ward89567,303/
Baard802,448/
Waart80108/
Wardh8086/
Wardt8073/
Vaard8025/
Warrd8011/
Waird807/
Weard804/
Wardd802/
Wuard802/
Hward802/
Whard802/
Wahrd800/
Wasrd800/
Wartd800/
Waarts73274/
Wahart73169/
Vahard7374/
Baardt7359/
Waerdt7338/
Baardh7321/
D'Ward736/
Vaardt732/
Wardsh732/
Warrdh731/
Ward's731/
Baajrd731/
Waartz731/
Waired731/
Wairdh731/
Warrdt730/
Wardth730/
Whgard730/
Wairds730/
Bard6720,121/
Word6710,659/
Wart67661/
Vard67557/
Werd67161/
Waharte6712/
Uard6712/
Wardová675/
Wardowa674/
Wörd671/
Wàrd671/
Waheerd671/
Wardova671/
Bahardt670/

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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 Waard
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