Newells Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Newells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Newells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales121:130,7015,289
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Newells Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newells occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newells? popularity and diffusion

The surname Newells is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Newells are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 55 percent reside, Minnesota, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States Newells is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Newells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Newells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Newells surname rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Newells Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Newells surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Newells earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newels9262/
Niewels86106/
Neuwels8626/
Newuels861/
Newls838/
Nebels7711/
Niwels773/
Newles772/
Nowlls770/
Nawlls770/
Nebills712/
Nevlles711/
Neebles710/
Nawls6749/
Nevls672/
Nebilles671/
Nowls670/
Nebles625/
Nevles624/
Nebils621/
Nievles574/
Nebless572/
Nuyvels571/
Neables571/
Nevlz501/
Nibls500/

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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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  • 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 Newells
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