Hywel Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Hywel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hywel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales651:47,6084,483
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England141:3,979,861125,553
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Hywel (3,359) may also be a first name.

Hywel Last Name Facts

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

Hywel (Marathi: हायवेल) occurs most in Wales. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hywel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,551,568th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. Hywel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Hywel live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles. Hywel is also the 123,075th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 3,359 people.

The surname is most frequent in Wales, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 47,608. In Wales it is most common in: Gwynedd, where 25 percent are found, Conwy County Borough, where 18 percent are found and Cardiganshire, where 17 percent are found. Besides Wales this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Hywel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hywel has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hywel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hywel last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Hywel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hywell913/
Ywel892/
Haywell831/
Hyowell830/
Hybel80645/
Hewel80327/
Hyvel80133/
Chywl8010/
Hiwel808/
Yweel806/
Häwel805/
Aywel804/
Ywell801/
Yweil801/
Oywel801/
Ehwel801/
Ywl758/
Hewelt731,486/
Hewell731,097/
Heuwel73122/
Heybel7343/
Chybel7338/
Hoybel7322/
Hayvel7321/
Ihweil7317/
Hiwele7310/
Chyvel738/
Haybel736/
Hijwel734/
Chewel732/
Ehwele731/
Chiwel731/
Oywele731/
Ayweil731/
Ehwell731/
Khewel731/
Hybeel731/
Hiwael731/
Hiewel730/
Chiwele674,730/
Jwel671,366/
Ewel67738/
Hybl67596/
Chewele67440/
Hebl67360/
Hyvl6781/
Yvel6771/
Ybel6727/
Haybell678/
Chewell676/
Haywill675/
Iwel675/
Yswl674/
Hevl673/
Hjwl671/
Chiswel671/
Ywlp671/
Ihwl671/
Jehweel671/
Yhwl671/
Ywyl671/
Ywlt671/
Hewelle670/
Ihswell670/
Hewl670/
Heawell670/

Hywel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hywel in the Marathi language
हायवेलhayavela-

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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 Hywel
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