Fewell Surname

139,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Fewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7831:130,24013,724
England3141:177,44616,095
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Wales51:618,90625,852
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2201:110,79710,856
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3431:146,41013,670

Fewell (12) may also be a first name.

Fewell Last Name Facts

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

Fewell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fewell.

How Common Is The Last Name Fewell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 139,425th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,273,096 people. Fewell is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Fewell live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fewell is also the 3,306,491st most common first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

Fewell is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,783 people, or 1 in 130,240. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Indiana, where 8 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Fewell exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Fewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fewell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fewell surname increased 811 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fewell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fewell are 18.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.38% registered with the party.

The amount Fewell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning R 229,704 per year; in United States they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $45,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $54,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feiwell9278/
Fiewell921/
Fewwell921/
Fewhell920/
Feuwell920/
Fewel91247/
Feiwel8339/
Fewele8317/
Fewwll831/
Fywell831/
Vewell831/
Fewill830/
Feweel830/
Fewelt830/
Fewl801/
Faiwell7712/
Fyowell772/
Feavell772/
Feevell772/
Foiwell771/
Fewille771/
Foywell770/
Faywell770/
Febel73243/
Fowll730/
Fishwell713/
Feibel67635/
Feavel67299/
Fibell679/
Feivel677/
Febéll674/
Feybel672/
Fajwel672/
Faiwel671/
Veweel671/
Fewlep670/

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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 Fewell
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