Axtell Surname

99,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Axtell Surname Definition:

An obscure name:? for Axdale = ‘the Valley of the R. Axe.’

Axtell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9171:92,53510,396
England6621:84,1669,258
Australia571:473,60936,415
Wales171:182,03112,022
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
India91:85,229,487684,495
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3641:66,9657,625
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8881:56,5536,314

Axtell (12) may also be a first name.

Axtell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An obscure name:? for Axdale = ‘the Valley of the R. Axe.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Axtell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Axtell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Axtell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,479th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,531,641 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Axtell live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

The surname Axtell is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,917 people, or 1 in 92,535. In The United States Axtell is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Washington, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Axtell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Axtell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Axtell surname increased 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Axtell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Axtell last name are 14.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Axtell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.69% less than the national average, earning R 74,400 per year; in United States they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $46,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning $51,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Axstell923/
Axxtell921/
Axthell921/
Haxtell920/
Auxtell920/
Axttell920/
Axtel9150/
Astell83707/
Extell8328/
Axtill834/
Aztell831/
Oxtell830/
Austell77731/
Eastell77405/
Gastell77137/
Hextell7795/
Hastell7758/
Hoxtell7754/
Achtell7712/
Ashtell771/
Astel73181/
Extel7316/
Oxtel730/
Axtil730/
Augstell7124/
Austiell715/
Haystell711/
Aukstell710/
Hadstell710/
Astill672,145/
Gastel671,695/
Austel67351/
Ostell67153/
Achtel67136/
Eastel6754/
Asztel6726/
Axstål679/
Hastel676/
Hatchtell671/
Extael671/
Ashtel671/
Axtilt670/
Hextel670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Axtell
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