Gamwells Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gamwells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gamwells Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
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Gamwells Demographics

Average Gamwells Salary in
England

£26,180

Per year
Rank:
49,869 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.67651E-5
Rank: 79,444 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
97.05%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Gamwells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gamwells is most common in England. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamwells? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Gamwells occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gamwells live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Gamwells is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Gamwells is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 71 percent live, Hampshire, where 14 percent live and Norfolk, where 14 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live.

Gamwells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gamwells has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambells880/
Gambels802/
Amuels713/
Ambels711/
Gambles671,046/
Amblles671/
Ombelles631/
Ambles57145/
Ambils571/
Gombles536/
Ambless534/
Hambles530/
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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 Gamwells
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