Cathwell Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Cathwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cathwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Cathwell (10) may also be a first name.

Cathwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cathwell occurs most in Canada. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cathwell? popularity and diffusion

Cathwell is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Cathwell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Cathwell live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cathwell is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Apart from Canada Cathwell exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and Jamaica, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catwell93224/
Chatwell88286/
Cothwell885/
Cattwell880/
Catdwell880/
Cautwell880/
Chattwell8211/
Cadwell805,060/
Katwell801/
Cotwell801/
Chatwel800/
Chadwell754,705/
Caudwell751,192/
Caidwell756/
Cottwell751/
Caddwell751/
Cadweell751/
Coutwell751/
Casdwell750/
Cadwel716/
Katwel711/
Kadwell67370/
Katwele6780/
Codwell6761/
Cadweld673/
Chadwel672/
Chatuel672/
Cadwill672/
Caudwel671/
Cadbell671/
Cadweel671/
Caduell671/
Kotwell671/
Ketwell670/
Cadwael670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Cathwell
  • 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