Llwellyn Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Llwellyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Llwellyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales41:773,63329,106
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Llwellyn (109) may also be a first name.

Llwellyn Last Name Facts

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

Llwellyn occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Llwellyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Llwellyn is the 3,602,217th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Llwellyn are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062nd most widely held forename in the world, held by 109 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Llwellyn is most common in: California, where 27 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Llwellyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Llwellyn has changed over time. In England it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Llwellyn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Llwellyn earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 34.9% less than the national average, earning $28,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning $47,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llweellyn941/
Llwwellyn941/
Lwellyn934/
Lluellyn8819/
Lwellen802/
Lluellen750/
Lluellin750/
Luelln711/
Luellen671,514/
Lwln672/
Luellin671/
Luelling6373/
Louellen6311/
Louellin630/
Løvlien53313/

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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 Llwellyn
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