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Where Does The Last Name Wards Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wards has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wards? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 542,751^st most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Wards are found; 51 percent are found in Australasia and 51 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Wards is also the 3,159,357^th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name Wards is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 17,899. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Canterbury Region, where 22 percent live, Auckland Region, where 18 percent live and Otago Region, where 14 percent live. Beside New Zealand this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Wards Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wards has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wards surname grew 101 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wards Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wards surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% registered with the political party.

The amount Wards earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning $48,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.7% less than the national average, earning $43,373 CAD per year.