How common is the surname Warda?

974 people in the United States had the surname Warda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 316,987 Americans. It ranked 25,403rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Warda?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Warda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Warda?

Esraa Warda, Algerian American dancer, followed by Pascal Esho Warda.

Where is the surname Warda most common?

Wikidata records people named Warda in the United States and Iraq.

Is the surname Warda getting more or less common?

More common. 926 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 974 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Warda

An Arabic surname, carried by 974 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Warda is more common than 84.3% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Various etymologies, including: * Borrowed from Arabic وَرْدَة (warda, “rose”). * Polish Warda, from dialectal warda (“left-handed person”).

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 974 people named Warda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 316,987 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 926.

#25,403

rank among US surnames

974

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #25,123)

Who is named Warda

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Warda identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Two or more races 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wardas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Esraa Warda
Algerian American dancer, born 1990
Pascal Esho Warda
Assyrian Iraqi politician, born 1961

Notable Wardas come mostly from the United States (1) and Iraq (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Warda

Ward

Warda has the Soundex code W630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W630.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Warda come from?: Various etymologies, including: * Borrowed from Arabic وَرْدَة (warda, “rose”). * Polish Warda, from dialectal warda (“left-handed person”).
How common is the surname Warda?: 974 people in the United States had the surname Warda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 316,987 Americans. It ranked 25,403rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Warda?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Warda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Warda?: Esraa Warda, Algerian American dancer, followed by Pascal Esho Warda.
Where is the surname Warda most common?: Wikidata records people named Warda in the United States and Iraq.
Is the surname Warda getting more or less common?: More common. 926 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 974 in 2010, up 5.2%.