Buwell Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Buwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia61:734,75629,369
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Buwell Last Name Facts

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

Buwell occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Buwell occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Buwell are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia Buwell is most common in: Montserrado County, where 83 percent reside. Barring Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Buwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Buwell last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buwell Last Name Statistics demography

Buwell earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwell9212/
Buywell921/
Buhwell920/
Buewell920/
Bauwell920/
Buwel9152/
Bushwell8648/
Busswell8634/
Bouwelle861/
Bouywell860/
Bouswell860/
Bowell831,891/
Buwele8343/
Bouwel8333/
Buwael8325/
Bubell8313/
Bauwel831/
Beuwel831/
Buwill830/
Bouwele7727/
Boowell772/
Boewell771/
Bujwiel771/
Boubell771/
Bauswel771/
Buswill770/
Bubel733,161/
Bowel73127/
Bowll732/
Bauwl731/
Bauswill710/
Bushwill710/
Bushuell710/
Boubel671,350/
Baubel6755/
Bhowel6726/
Bujuel6710/
Bubelė677/
Bowill671/
Boewel671/
Bhujwl671/
Bubill671/
Bouwlt670/
Bowiel670/
Buvlle670/

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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 Buwell
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