Zaward Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Zaward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Zaward (1,471) may also be a first name.

Zaward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaward occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Zaward click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaward? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Zaward occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Zaward live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Zaward is also the 202,980th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,471 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Zaward is primarily concentrated in: Isingiro District, where 53 percent live, Arua District, where 5 percent live and Bundibugyo District, where 5 percent live. Not including Uganda Zaward is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 14 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaward838,125/
Saward831,614/
Caward83216/
Zavard8324/
Zoward8317/
Zawart835/
Zabard833/
Zeward831/
Zaword831/
Seaward773,195/
Cayward7739/
Zawarth777/
Saiward773/
Jaweard772/
Sgaward771/
Zoeward771/
Jeaward771/
Ceaward771/
Cauward770/
Saweard770/
Seaweard7126/
Seawardt710/
Seauward710/
Savard6723,946/
Seward6719,648/
Coward6716,767/
Soward671,460/
Cavard67958/
Javard6735/
Saword6728/
Sawart6716/
Joward6712/
Zabart679/
Cawart675/
Zewart671/
Zawort671/
Zavart671/
Caword670/

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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 Zaward
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