Olwell Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
Olwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 376 | 1:963,987 | 71,704 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 34 | 1:130,290 | 7,484 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 167 | 1:300,711 | 23,854 |
Olwell Demographics
Olwell Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Olwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olwell is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Olwell click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwell? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olwell is the 708,658th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. Olwell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Olwell are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 963,987. In The United States Olwell is most numerous in: California, where 20 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Olwell exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 7 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Olwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Olwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olwell last name rose 225 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 18 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Olwell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Olwell surname are 5.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.11% being registered with the political party.
Olwell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $47,485 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holwell | 92 | 1,174 | / |
| Ollwell | 92 | 0 | / |
| Olwel | 91 | 12 | / |
| Hollwell | 86 | 52 | / |
| Elwell | 83 | 9,966 | / |
| Alwell | 83 | 793 | / |
| Olwill | 83 | 104 | / |
| Ollwel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Golwel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olwelt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olwl | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ottelwell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allwell | 77 | 859 | / |
| Holwill | 77 | 468 | / |
| Gulwell | 77 | 270 | / |
| Ellwell | 77 | 24 | / |
| Halwell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Galwell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elweell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eelwell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Helwell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Alwel | 73 | 13 | / |
| Elwel | 73 | 8 | / |
| Olbel | 73 | 5 | / |
| Elwll | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olwil | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hallwell | 71 | 13 | / |
| Alllwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allwelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hellwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwael | 67 | 249 | / |
| Alwill | 67 | 118 | / |
| Elwill | 67 | 41 | / |
| Holbel | 67 | 39 | / |
| Alweil | 67 | 37 | / |
| Allwel | 67 | 36 | / |
| Alwiel | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oilbel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Albell | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ellwel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alhwel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alweal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alweel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eluell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Helwel | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Olwell
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