Burwell Surname

53,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Burwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1681:44,3755,434
Canada5041:73,1068,302
England4621:120,60212,205
Philippines921:1,100,41590,271
Australia821:329,21628,102
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
France91:7,380,302306,885
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Wales71:442,07621,198
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2021:120,67011,490
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1901:22,9312,876

Burwell (223) may also be a first name.

Burwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burwell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burwell? popularity and diffusion

Burwell is the 53,830th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 769,215 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Burwell reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 603,623rd most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 223 people.

Burwell is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,168 people, or 1 in 44,375. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Burwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 373 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Burwell surname are 4.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Burwell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $43,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burrwell9315/
Bourwell932/
Burwelle931/
Burweell930/
Burwel923/
Borwell86137/
Burwiel8630/
Burbell8617/
Burwill862/
Burweld860/
Burruell807/
Borhwell800/
Burbel77181/
Buruel77125/
Borwel774/
Burwil771/
Burruel712,707/
Bauruel7144/
Bourbel717/
Burrbll711/
Bourruel675/
Borruell671/
Bousrouel631/
Burbyl62109/
Boruel6240/
Buruil6210/
Burbil628/
Vurbel621/
Borruel571,112/
Booruel571/

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Burwell Reference & Research

Burrell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Burrell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Burwell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis