Alswell Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Alswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Alswell (584) may also be a first name.

Alswell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alswell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Alswell.

How Common Is The Last Name Alswell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Alswell reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Alswell is also the 346,315th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 584 people.

The surname Alswell is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Oregon, where 50 percent reside and Washington, where 50 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allswell9326/
Halswell9315/
Alswel921/
Hallswell880/
Allswel861/
Alswelt860/
Elswell860/
Holswell800/
Ellswell800/
Holeswell751/
Hollswell750/
Elshwel714/
Alshbel711/
Alswail711/
Elshweel675/
Alshwail671/
Alswailh671/
Elzwel624/
Alchuel5716/
Alshbil571/
Alchueld531/
Alzwaile531/
Alcvl501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alswell
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