Horwell Surname

410,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Horwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5861:95,08210,146
Australia701:385,65331,598
United States681:5,330,278267,385
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2291:106,44310,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Horwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horwell is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Horwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Horwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Horwell is the 410,688th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,573,583 people. The surname Horwell is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Horwell live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 586 people, or 1 in 95,082. In England Horwell is primarily found in: Devon, where 11 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 11 percent are found and Cornwall, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Horwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Horwell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Horwell surname grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 170 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Horwell surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Horwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.99% more than the national average, earning R 377,820 per year; in United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $51,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwell92478/
Horwel920/
Harwell8610,448/
Horwill86414/
Herwell86111/
Gorwell8643/
Härwell8617/
Horbell860/
Hurwell860/
Orwel8317/
Harrwell803/
Charwell802/
Harwelle801/
Harzwell800/
Haerwell800/
Orbell771,057/
Herwel77186/
Horbel77146/
Erwell7715/
Harwel779/
Oruell779/
Arwell776/
Orwill772/
Orwele771/
Churhwell753/
Orwl731/
Herwill7198/
Gorwill7194/
Harbell7153/
Harwill712/
Hourbel711/
Chorbel711/
Harweel711/
Haruell711/
Eurwell711/
Hurbell710/
Huruell710/
Orbel67114/
Arwel6726/
Erwel679/
Attrwell671/
Oruel671/
Harwille671/
Harrbell671/
Heerweel671/
Horvl670/

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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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  • 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 Horwell
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