Leswell Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Leswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leswell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leswell occurs most in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leswell.

How Common Is The Last Name Leswell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Leswell is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Leswell live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 32 percent reside, Cornwall, where 29 percent reside and Norfolk, where 16 percent reside. Not including England it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Leswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leswell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leswell last name expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leswelle931/
Lesswell930/
Leaswell930/
Laswell861,580/
Liswell8636/
Lexwell861/
Lyswell861/
Loswell860/
Lasswell801,130/
Losswell801/
Lishwell800/
Lesbel773/
Laswel772/
Lesuel771/
Letchwell750/
Leshuel711/
Lasweel711/
Laswill710/
Lichwell6714/
Lasswill670/
Lisbel622/
Lashuel579/
Leshbil571/
Luisbel571/
Lcwl552/
Lzwl551/

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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 Leswell
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