Nowels Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Nowels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:873,39566,215
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Nowels Last Name Facts

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

Nowels is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 695,980th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname Nowels is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Nowels are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Nowels is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 415 people, or 1 in 873,395. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Nowels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nowels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nowels last name grew 451 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nowels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nowels last name are 18.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.84% registered to vote for the party.

Nowels earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.63% less than the national average, earning $37,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowells92108/
Nouwels9287/
Noels91622/
Nowls910/
Nobels831,314/
Nowles8342/
Noeles837/
Novels836/
Noells832/
Nawels831/
Nouels831/
Nowlls830/
Noelsh830/
Noehles7732/
Neuwels7726/
Nauwels7724/
Noelsch7712/
Nobeles776/
Gnowles773/
Noubels772/
Noveles772/
Novells772/
Nowless770/
Neels735,460/
Neils731,316/
Niels731,022/
Neuls73944/
Neals73627/
Naels73243/
Nawls7349/
Nuels7345/
Nouls7324/
Noelz735/
Noils734/
Noyls730/
Nyels730/
Nobls730/
Novelles71155/
Noyelles7197/
Noellsch7169/
Noewalsh711/
Nouelles711/
Nobles6718,977/
Nevels674,137/
Nieles671,168/
Nevils67989/
Noiles67425/
Nueles67215/
Neiles67160/
Neales67104/
Noyles6769/
Nevols6764/
Nuells6759/
Nauels6726/
Novals6716/
Neills6714/
Nouselles6713/
Neeles6711/
Neihls6710/
Novles678/
Nouvelles677/
Navels676/
Neulls674/
Nevals674/
Novellese673/
Nealls673/
Neuels673/
Neahls673/
Nyeles672/
Neelsh672/
Nabels672/
Nielsh672/
Neules672/
Nawals671/
Niells671/
Noyols671/
Noules671/
Nowalz671/
Noyals671/
Nniels671/
Naehls670/
Nawlls670/
Nobils670/
Newals670/
Neilse670/

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Nowels 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 Nowels
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