Frewell Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Scotland

Frewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Frewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Frewell Last Name Facts

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

Frewell occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frewell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Frewell is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Frewell are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Frewell is most common in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 40 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Frewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frewell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frewell surname increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freewell930/
Freswell930/
Frewel9216/
Frywell864/
Ferwell862/
Frebell860/
Freswel860/
Freewel860/
Firwell860/
Fairwell80148/
Fearwell808/
Freewill806/
Freweldt801/
Frebel77532/
Ferwel7716/
Freewheel754/
Frisswell752/
Ferbell7110/
Freibel719/
Feruell712/
Ferweld711/
Fribeel711/
Firbell710/
Ferrbell671/
Firbellh671/
Frowl671/
Fairbell670/
Frebl670/

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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
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  • 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 Frewell
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