Gulwell Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Gulwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:323,94224,037
Wales941:32,9213,306
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Wales51:313,68310,604

Gulwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gulwell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 963,821st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gulwell reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Gulwell is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 323,942. In England Gulwell is most numerous in: Gloucestershire, where 58 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 6 percent live. Besides England it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Gulwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gulwell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gulwell last name rose 358 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,880 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gulwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olwell77414/
Gulbel7783/
Golwel771/
Holwell711,174/
Hulbell710/
Ollwell710/
Uluel67117/
Ulbel6762/
Hollwell6752/
Olwel6712/
Gulbl671/
Olwill62104/
Usluel6288/
Ollwel621/
Ulyuel621/
Uluhel621/
Holwill57468/
Ulbl55276/
Olwl551/
Olwil500/

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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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  • 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 Gulwell
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