Arkwell Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Arkwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arkwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:557,18134,216
Canada391:944,75971,777
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Arkwell Last Name Facts

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

Arkwell is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arkwell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,210,518th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Arkwell live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 557,181. In England it is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 45 percent reside, West Midlands, where 16 percent reside and East Sussex, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Arkwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arkwell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arkwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arkwell surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Arkwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.04% more than the national average, earning $59,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $54,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harkwell9335/
Gargwell808/
Hargwell801/
Harcwell801/
Arguell7134/
Arquell715/
Harquell670/
Arguel62958/
Arquel62104/
Arquiel57254/
Harquel5789/
Arquill576/
Garquel571/
Herquell531/
Arqul504/

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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 Arkwell
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