Ward-Lee Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ward-Lee Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Ward & Lee.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ward-Lee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Ward-Lee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ward-Lee Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ward-Lee is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ward-Lee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ward-Lee is the 4,034,050th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Ward-Lee are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Ward-Lee is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 38 percent reside, Cornwall, where 31 percent reside and Greater London, where 31 percent reside. Besides England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Ward-Lee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ward-Lee has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ward-Lee last name decreased 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ward Lee889/
Wardle8618,357/
Ward-Lowe821/
Wardley801,851/
Wardale80676/
Wardole808/
Ward-El805/
Warrdle801/
Waardle801/
Wardele801/
Wardile800/
Wardlie800/
Ward-Leigh781/
Ward-Wiley781/
Ward-Hoyle781/
Wardl777/
Wardelle7511/
Waredale754/
Waradole751/
Wartolee751/
Wardlowe751/
Warddale751/
Weardale751/
Woardley750/
Wardal71215/
Wardel7174/
Wardil7168/
Wardleigh7149/
Wardlo7121/
Wardly7118/
Ward-Hall7115/
Wardla7114/
Ward-Hill714/
Wordle712/
Weardelea711/
Werdle711/
Wardwylie711/
Wardol711/
Wardlw711/
Ward-Well711/
Ward Leao711/
Ward-Hull711/
Wartle711/
Wurdle710/
Wardul710/
Wirdle710/
Wardell679,819/
Wordley67693/
Wardill67487/
Waridel67310/
Wardall67298/
Waradil67132/
Wardila6790/
Wartley6773/
Waardal6772/
Wartale6723/
Waridul6719/
Wardlay678/
Wartdal676/
Waerdal675/
Wardali673/
Wardalu673/
Wardhal672/
Waridlo672/
Waradel672/
Wardwel672/
Wardyla672/
Wardalo671/
Waratle671/
Wardala671/
Wardili671/
Wardlwa671/
Wardoll671/
Wartele671/
Wardeli671/
Wartole671/
Wardeil671/
Wardily671/
Wardull670/
Wardola670/
Wirdley670/
Waredly670/
Werdlie670/
Wirdale670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ward-Lee
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