Gidwell Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Gidwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gidwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales81:386,81619,671
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Gidwell (48) may also be a first name.

Gidwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gidwell is most common in Wales. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gidwell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gidwell? popularity and diffusion

Gidwell is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Gidwell are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles. Gidwell is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name globally, held by 48 people.

Gidwell is most numerous in Wales, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 386,816. In Wales Gidwell is primarily found in: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, where 88 percent live and City and County of Cardiff, where 13 percent live. Outside of Wales this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Gidwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gidwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gidwell last name declined 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gidwell Last Name Statistics demography

Gidwell earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gidewell933/
Goidewell881/
Sidwell866,027/
Gidwill8617/
Gidewel862/
Scidwell800/
Siddwell800/
Sidwel774/
Gidwil771/
Sidwll771/
Sitwell71116/
Sedwell71107/
Gedwill7173/
Getwell714/
Jedwell714/
Zedwell711/
Sidwill710/
Seedwell6748/
Sittwell671/
Gutwill5776/
Jedwill5720/
Sedwill5718/
Sitweel571/
Seedwll571/

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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 Gidwell
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