Lerwell Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Lerwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales321:96,7047,743
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales31:522,80514,314

Lerwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lerwell occurs in Wales more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Lerwell occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Lerwell are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Lerwell is most frequently used in Wales, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 96,704. In Wales it is most common in: City and County of Swansea, where 100 percent live. Not including Wales Lerwell exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Lerwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lerwell has changed over time. In Wales the number of people carrying the Lerwell surname grew 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Learwell931/
Lerwill86615/
Lerwele8634/
Lerwyll862/
Larwell860/
Lirwell860/
Leerwill802/
Leruel771/
Larwill71176/
Laruell7112/
Lorwill711/
Letruel711/
Lerouel711/
Lyrwl671/
Laruel6230/
Lirbel620/

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Lerwell Reference & Research

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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 Lerwell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis