Jewels Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Jewels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jewels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
England1651:337,68524,727
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India991:7,748,135165,146
Australia271:999,84158,390
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Wales81:386,81619,671
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Jewels (995) may also be a first name.

Jewels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jewels is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 484,164th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,607,782 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 31 percent of Jewels live; 30 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 255,148th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 995 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 1,868,345. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 33 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Jewels occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Egypt, where 18 percent live.

Jewels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jewels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jewels last name expanded 1,617 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jewels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jewels surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.

Jewels earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.04% less than the national average, earning $34,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jewells9296/
Jeweles920/
Ewels91230/
Jewls915/
Jewelles861/
Jewelz8316/
Jewles834/
Sewels831/
Ewls802/
Sewells7726/
Hiewels7718/
Ewelles770/
Ewlls731/
Ewils731/
Sewls730/
Seawells714/
Gebels67131/
Zebels671/
Jebles671/
Ewills671/
Geybels62317/
Jebless621/
Evls601/
Geijbels5754/
Evles551/
Gebles508/
Zevles501/
Yebles501/

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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
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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 Jewels
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