Medowell Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Medowell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Medowell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medowell occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Medowell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Medowell is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Medowell are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Medowell is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 60 percent are found, California, where 20 percent are found and Utah, where 20 percent are found.

Medowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Medowell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Medowell surname expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medowll932/
Medowel930/
Madowell884/
Modowell881/
Medowill881/
Medawell881/
Medowl860/
Medouel802/
Modowel801/
Madowel800/
Meadowl800/
Modawell75145/
Medehall757/
Midouwel751/
Mediel71199/
Medoul712/
Meduel712/
Medeul711/
Maydovell710/
Mejdoul67761/
Medejel67239/
Medoule6751/
Medehal6728/
Madouel675/
Medioal672/
Medevil672/
Modoyel671/
Midowle671/
Medevel671/
Mitdoel671/

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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 Medowell
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