Dunwell Surname

219,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dunwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9821:56,7396,853
United States4701:771,18959,919
Jamaica1851:15,5131,475
Australia791:341,71828,950
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Isle of Man251:3,433731
France151:4,428,181244,602
Wales151:206,30213,003
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6051:40,2905,124
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Dunwell (21) may also be a first name.

Dunwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunwell has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunwell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 219,336th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,907,531 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Dunwell reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

Dunwell is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 982 people, or 1 in 56,739. In England it is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 31 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England Dunwell exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Jamaica, where 10 percent live.

Dunwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunwell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dunwell last name increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 547 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dunwell last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Dunwell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $46,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunnwell931/
Dunwel921/
Donwell8656/
Dunwill8614/
Dunbell863/
Dunweld861/
Donwel772/
Dunuel770/
Dumbell71417/
Dunbill714/
Donwill713/
Dounbel711/
Dumbel6224/
Dumbill57197/
Doumbel576/
Duunbil574/

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 Dunwell
  • 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