Nawls Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Nawls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Nawls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nawls is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawls? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nawls is the 2,776,799th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Nawls occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Nawls are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 51 percent live, Mississippi, where 29 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live.

Nawls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nawls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nawls last name rose 196 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nawls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nawls surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Nawls earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.75% less than the national average, earning $21,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawlls910/
Nauwels8324/
Nawless831/
Newls808/
Nowls800/
Geenawls770/
Nowels73424/
Newels7362/
Nowles7342/
Nables7312/
Navles733/
Newles732/
Nabels732/
Nabils731/
Nowlls730/
Nowells67108/
Nouwels6787/
Neuwels6726/
Newells6713/
Gnowles673/
Neables671/
Newuels671/
Nowless670/
Nevls602/
Nobls600/
Nobles5518,977/
Nobels551,314/
Novles558/
Nobils550/
Nobless507/
Noubels502/
Noobles501/
Nevlles501/

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Nawls Reference & Research

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Knowles FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Nawls
  • 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