Cawell Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Cawell Surname Definition:

Mac Cathmaoil MacCawell is used colloquially for Campbell in Tyrone; also as a synonym of MacCall, MIF 55, 248

Cawell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras121:734,7044,016
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Cawell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Cathmaoil MacCawell is used colloquially for Campbell in Tyrone; also as a synonym of MacCall, MIF 55, 248

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Cathmaoil MacCawell is used colloquially for Campbell in Tyrone; also as a synonym of MacCall, MIF 55, 248

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Cawell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cawell has its highest incidence in Honduras. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cawell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cawell are found; 50 percent are found in Central America and 50 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The last name is most commonly used in Honduras, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 734,704. In Honduras Cawell is most frequent in: Cortés Department, where 100 percent are found. Other than Honduras it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Cawell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cawell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cawell last name fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cawell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cawell surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Cawell earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.31% less than the national average, earning $15,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cawelle921/
Chawell921/
Caweell920/
Cauwell920/
Cawel9117/
Caell913/
Cowell8321,370/
Cavell831,840/
Cauwel83421/
Kawell83314/
Cawele8329/
Cawiel836/
Chawel835/
Cawill833/
Zawell832/
Cawelt832/
Cgawel831/
Caiell831/
Chaell831/
Cael802,347/
Chowell77240/
Cavelle77103/
Kauwell7799/
Caveill7747/
Caviell7728/
Kaywell7717/
Couwell7710/
Casvell774/
Cohwell773/
Cowelle773/
Chavell772/
Khawell771/
Cauyell771/
Cawgill771/
Chawele771/
Coowell771/
Cowelll771/
Keawell770/
Causell770/
Cautell770/
Coweill770/
Cawhill770/
Cuowell770/
Coywell770/
Caheill770/
Cawil732,596/
Kawel732,277/
Cavel73745/
Cuell73549/
Chael73401/
Caill73182/
Cowel73167/
Caiel73124/
Zawel7374/
Cayll7351/
Cajel7346/
Coell7341/
Cayel7341/
Kaell7329/
Caull7316/
Cauel738/
Ceill731/
Qawel731/
Cawle730/
Ceall730/
Ceyll730/
Chauvell7129/
Chavelle7126/
Caveille714/
Cauvelle713/
Caussell711/
Chauwele711/
T'Chawel711/
Chaielle711/
Cassvell710/
Cauchell710/
Coweille710/
Cavele6719,860/
Kawele678,613/
Caille676,782/
Covell675,659/
Cavill672,875/
Chavel67442/
Cawile67433/
Cauvel67389/
Caulle67250/
Kowell67249/
Chawle6796/
Caviel6794/
Causel6793/
Zavell6789/
Zaweel6783/
Cagiel6769/
Caytel6747/
Couell6746/
Cheall6741/
Chauvelle6729/
Cabeal6725/
Cautel6725/
Caivel6722/
Coyell6716/
Chayel6715/
Cajsel6715/
Chaill6711/
Chowel6711/
Cajtel6710/
Cabeil6710/
Cowill677/
Caisel676/
Coweil674/
Chaiel673/
Chauel672/
Kavell672/
Kaweil672/
Kawlle672/
Khawel672/
Kaiell672/
Caiull672/
Kayell671/
Cahiel671/
Caihll671/
Cauyel671/
Cayall671/
Coweel671/
Zaweil671/
Zayell671/
Cavelt671/
Chiell671/
Caveel671/
Coweal671/
Kaawel671/
Caitel671/
Kaywel671/
Qaweel671/
Cziell671/
Caiele671/
Caevel671/
Caouel671/
Cajele671/
Cajill671/
Ciavel671/
Cawhil671/
Couwel671/
Caysel671/
Coyall670/
Caveil670/
Cheill670/
Zowell670/
Cowele670/
Caheal670/
Caield670/
Coweld670/

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