Newel Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

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

Newel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Newel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Poland741:513,63249,911
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Canada401:921,14070,350
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
England221:2,532,63991,802
France171:3,907,219231,005
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0901:46,0725,315

Newel (733) may also be a first name.

Newel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Newel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Newel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 616,129th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name Newel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Newel live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Newel is also the 304,274th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 733 people.

The last name Newel is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 2,071,194. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 22 percent are found, Iowa, where 15 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Newel occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Newel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Newel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Newel surname fell 84 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Newel last name are 7.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Newel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.11% more than the national average, earning R 606,228 per year; in United States they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $42,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.1% more than the national average, earning $62,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newell9168,453/
Newele9179/
Niewel9156/
Neweel912/
Newuel911/
Neweil910/
Newl895/
Newwell839/
Newelle834/
Newelll833/
Noewell831/
Newuell831/
Neweile831/
Neweall830/
Neweell830/
Newiell830/
Nnewell830/
Nesweld830/
Nebel8010,766/
Newll8026/
Niwel803/
Neebl802/
Newil801/
Newlt801/
Newill73814/
Neibel73246/
Neevel73214/
Niwele73123/
Niwelt73109/
Neebel7388/
Neabel7368/
Nebell7364/
Neivel7349/
Neavel7321/
Njwele7317/
Nibeel7316/
Nebeel7312/
Nawael736/
Niwell735/
Nywele735/
Newwll734/
Noewil732/
Newihl732/
Nawiel732/
Newile732/
Newleh731/
Newail731/
Nywelt731/
Niowel731/
Newiol731/
Nyowel731/
Noewll731/
Nawwel731/
Newhil730/
Nebl67738/
Newhill67112/
Nevl6754/
Nawl6752/
Newlett674/
Newille672/
Newgill672/
Najweld671/
Niehuel671/
Neewill671/
Nowl671/
Naiweld671/
Nywl671/
Nyowell671/
Niwl671/
Niswell670/
Neivell670/
Newoill670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Newel
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