Cawl Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Cawl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Cawl (10) may also be a first name.

Cawl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cawl occurs in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 942,947th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Cawl are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Cawl is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Not including Somalia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Cawl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cawl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cawl last name expanded 207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cawl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Quaker (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cawl are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Cawl earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $41,470 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cawil892,596/
Chawl89112/
Cawll893/
Cawle890/
Cauwel80421/
Cawiel806/
Cawill803/
Chawil802/
Chawlh801/
Cashwl801/
Qawl75543/
Cowl75538/
Cabl7521/
Kawl7517/
Cavl753/
Chawleh734/
Chauwel733/
Caewell733/
Ceaweel731/
Cawgill731/
Cauwell730/
Caweell730/
Cabel674,885/
Cabil671,929/
Kawle671,761/
Chowl67954/
Cowle67775/
Kawil67255/
Cowel67167/
Zawil67167/
Khawl6712/
Chavl679/
Cavle674/
Cowil672/
Cabll672/
Cavll672/
Qawil671/
Kawll671/
Cauvl671/
Chabl671/
Coowl671/
Keawl671/
Caaswell671/
Zawhl671/
Cazswell670/
Caswwell670/
Cowlt670/
Caubl670/
Casswill670/
Cayswell670/

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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 Cawl
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