Wood-Ward Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wood-Ward Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wood-Ward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wood-Ward Last Name Facts

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

Wood-Ward is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Wood-Ward is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Wood-Ward is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wood-Ward live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 75 percent live and Western Cape, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Wood-Ward occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Wood-Ward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wood-Ward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wood-Ward surname grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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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 Wood-Ward
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