Woard Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Woard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia131:339,11818,650
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Woard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woard is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woard is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Woard is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Woard reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 339,118. In Liberia Woard is mostly concentrated in: Grand Gedeh County, where 54 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 38 percent reside and Maryland County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Woard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woard Last Name Statistics demography

Woard earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwoard914/
Wooard913/
Wouard911/
Woaard910/
Woar893/
Board809,589/
Woart801,592/
Wohar80127/
Woare8014/
Wuoar804/
Whoar804/
Woarh803/
Woarr801/
Waord800/
Bouard733,360/
Wuiard7316/
Boardt735/
Huoard734/
Vouard733/
Woarts731/
Woarth731/
Boar672,457/
Bouaird67174/
Bohardt6796/
Waor6751/
Voar6740/
Boijard673/
Wauhard671/
Uoar671/
Wouarre671/
Wouarth670/

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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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  • 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 Woard
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