Bitwell Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Bitwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bitwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bitwell (413) may also be a first name.

Bitwell Last Name Facts

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

Bitwell is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bitwell is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Bitwell live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 423,230th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 413 people.

The last name Bitwell is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 33 percent reside, New York, where 33 percent reside and Ohio, where 33 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Bitwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bitwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bitwell last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bitwel922/
Bidwell869,022/
Betwell8637/
Bitwele861/
Beetwell8051/
Beatwell8046/
Bethwell8036/
Biddwell8011/
Bidweull802/
Boytwell801/
Bidweell800/
Beidwell800/
Bettwell800/
Betwel77398/
Bituel7748/
Bidwel776/
Bitwil771/
Bedwell718,623/
Bidwill71137/
Bethwel7194/
Bydwell717/
Bitwile714/
Betweel712/
Bettwel711/
Betwill711/
Betwele711/
Biduell710/
Beadwell674/
Bethuell674/
Baydwell671/
Bydewell670/

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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 Bitwell
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