Biswell Surname

358,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Biswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6351:570,80146,844
England3021:184,49716,523
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Wales71:442,07621,198
France61:11,070,454349,096
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Biswell (501) may also be a first name.

Biswell Last Name Facts

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

Biswell is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Biswell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 358,623rd most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. The last name Biswell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Biswell live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 378,831st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 501 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 635 people, or 1 in 570,801. In The United States it is most numerous in: Oklahoma, where 21 percent reside, Missouri, where 17 percent reside and California, where 15 percent reside. Barring The United States Biswell exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Biswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Biswell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Biswell last name increased 1,008 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 397 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Biswell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Biswell last name are 20.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Biswell earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11% less than the national average, earning $38,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.85% more than the national average, earning $61,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bisswell930/
Biswel922/
Biswll920/
Beswell863/
Biswele861/
Bisbell861/
Biswill860/
Biswl832/
Baiswele804/
Beaswell801/
Bayswell800/
Bichwell800/
Boyswell800/
Beeswell800/
Bisuel7732/
Biswil777/
Bizwel774/
Bisbel771/
Beswel771/
Bissuel71682/
Biswail714/
Boisbel712/
Beeswel711/
Bichwel711/
Bexwell710/
Vyswell710/
Bissouel679/
Bechwell671/
Beeswill670/
Visuel6227/
Bisuil6224/
Besuel621/
Beshbel571/
Beswail571/
Besvlle570/
Bessuill530/
Beachwill500/

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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 Biswell
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