Colwel Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Colwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Colwel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colwel occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Colwel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colwel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Colwel live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Colwel is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 25 percent live, Alabama, where 17 percent live and Indiana, where 17 percent live. Besides The United States Colwel is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Colwel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colwel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Colwel surname decreased 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colwel Last Name Statistics demography

Colwel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colwell9218,040/
Collwel921/
Coolwell8698/
Collwell8631/
Cholwell8617/
Colweell860/
Colwelle860/
Coulwell860/
Colbel832/
Culwel832/
Calwel831/
Kolwel831/
Colwil830/
Colwll830/
Colwill772,217/
Culwell772,004/
Calwell77705/
Koelwel772/
Kolwele772/
Colbell772/
Calweld771/
Callwel771/
Jolwell770/
Coluell770/
Collwil770/
Colbl731/
Chalwell71485/
Caulwell71168/
Cholwill7168/
Cullwell7148/
Callwell7138/
Coulwill7119/
Collwill711/
Coolwleh711/
Calwil677/
Calbel672/
Caluel671/
Colbil671/
Soulhwell671/
Koluel671/
Salwel671/
Catelwell670/
Caselwell670/

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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 Colwel
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