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

The surname Alwell is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Alwell is the 433,610^th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,189,844 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Alwell live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 281,020^th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 843 people.

Alwell is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 449,601. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 56 percent live, Rivers, where 31 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Alwell Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Alwell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alwell Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Alwell surname are 25.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.15% registered to vote for the party.

Alwell earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $42,937 USD per year.