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

Leswell is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leswell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Leswell reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

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

Leswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leswell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Leswell last name increased 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
  • 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