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

The surname Word (Arabic: ورد, Hindi: वर्ड) is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms: Wörd. Click here for further potential spellings of Word.

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

It is the 48,393^rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 683,699 people. The surname Word is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Word live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Word is also the 57,509^th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 10,992 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 8,417 people, or 1 in 43,063. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 17 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Tennessee, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 18 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Word Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Word has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Word last name increased 330 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Word Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Word surname is principally Catholic (72%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Word surname are 14.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Word earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.34% less than the national average, earning R 41,976 per year; in United States they earn 10.37% less than the national average, earning $38,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.87% more than the national average, earning $60,052 CAD per year.