Nowel Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nowel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1261:301,65735,796
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Guatemala301:536,0895,091
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India71:109,580,769786,157
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

Nowel (1,539) may also be a first name.

Nowel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nowel occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 681,965th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Nowel live; 29 percent live in Eastern Europe and 29 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Nowel is also the 197,659th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 1,539 people.

It is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 301,657. Not including Poland it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Nowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nowel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nowel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nowel last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the political party.

Nowel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowell9111,962/
Nowele91235/
Nouwel916/
Noweil912/
Ngowel912/
Nowhel911/
Noweel911/
Noweal911/
Nowelh911/
Noel89240,252/
Nowl891/
Noweell831/
Nowelle831/
Noewell831/
Nouwell831/
Ngouwel831/
Nobel8014,399/
Novel808,380/
Noell803,052/
Nouel802,163/
Noyel80322/
Nawel80127/
Noiel8075/
Ngoel8073/
Nowle8043/
Nuwel8042/
Nojel8019/
Nowil8013/
Nàwel801/
Novele7316,163/
Nouvel733,711/
Novell732,043/
Nawele73494/
Noubel73322/
Nowill73206/
Naouel73198/
Noutel73122/
Nobell7371/
Naweel7358/
Nowile7352/
Noobel7342/
Novesl7337/
Noviel7337/
Noveld7330/
Noisel7327/
Nawell7323/
Nowail7321/
Ngawel7311/
Noitel7311/
Ngouel737/
Noveel736/
Nawael736/
Nuwell735/
Gnovel735/
Nawhel735/
Nouele735/
Novelt732/
Noggel732/
Noewil732/
Noveal732/
Nawiel732/
Nobeel732/
Noevil731/
Novelh731/
Noewll731/
Nousel731/
Noovel731/
Nouell731/
D'Noel731/
Nawwel731/
Naweal731/
Nohiel731/
Nawgel730/
Neweil730/
Nobeal730/
Nosuel730/
Nohgel730/
Nnoell730/
Neal67147,864/
Neil6736,046/
Neel6718,049/
Niel677,826/
Nael674,848/
Noil674,801/
Noyelle672,060/
Nuel671,556/
Noyl67914/
Novelle67883/
Noul67667/
Neul67627/
Nawelle67317/
Neyl6774/
Neuwelt6772/
Nobl6772/
Nawl6752/
Nouelle6751/
Nouveld6731/
Nyel6722/
Nõel6712/
Nouvell6710/
Novisel679/
Nejl678/
Novesel678/
Novl675/
Noswill675/
Nohbell673/
Naouele673/
Novhele673/
Nuweldt673/
Noevell672/
Nojl672/
Noswile672/
Naawell671/
Gnouele671/
Nooeele671/
Noubell671/
Naweele671/
Naaouel671/
Nousell670/
Noovell670/
Noisell670/
Neweall670/
Nowlett670/
Nowille670/
Novelll670/

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Nowel Reference & Research

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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 Nowel
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