Handwell Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Handwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Handwell (193) may also be a first name.
Handwell Demographics
Handwell Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Handwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Handwell is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Handwell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Handwell reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 653,740th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 193 people.
This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Apart from Malawi this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.
Handwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Handwell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Handwell surname decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Handwell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Handwell last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandwell | 94 | 0 | / |
| Andwell | 93 | 11 | / |
| Handwel | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khandwel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gandwell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Andwel | 86 | 9 | / |
| Handwille | 82 | 0 | / |
| Andwele | 80 | 596 | / |
| Endwell | 80 | 78 | / |
| Antwell | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gantwell | 75 | 4 | / |
| Andwille | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hontwell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Handbill | 75 | 0 | / |
| Antwel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anduel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Endwel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Endwll | 71 | 1 | / |
| Endwill | 67 | 3 | / |
| Andbeel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Entwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganduel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Andwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chandvle | 63 | 2 | / |
| Antwl | 62 | 2 | / |
| Andbil | 57 | 54 | / |
| Antuel | 57 | 1 | / |
| Anduil | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Handwell
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