Carewell Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Carewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Carewell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carewell is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carewell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Carewell occurs mostly in Africa, where 42 percent of Carewell are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Carewell is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 80 percent are found and Gauteng, where 20 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Carewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carewell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carewell Last Name Statistics demography

Carewell earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning R 222,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Careswell94254/
Carebell881/
Corewell881/
Cariswell821/
Carrewill820/
Carryswell780/
Karewael754/
Carewile752/
Corywell751/
Carrowll750/
Karrewiel711/
Karewl711/
Coryswell710/
Kariwel671/
Corebll671/
Caribel671/
Carrowl671/
Charibel631/
Corewile630/
Karawl571/
Coribel5310/
Keriwel531/
Kerewil531/
Karybill501/
Ccatrivl501/

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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
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  • 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 Carewell
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