Paswell Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Dominica

Paswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Dominica11:75,891912
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Paswell (200) may also be a first name.

Paswell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paswell is found most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paswell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Paswell reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Paswell is also the 640,739th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 200 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 96 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 48 percent reside and Dominica, where 2 percent reside.

Paswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Paswell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Paswell surname expanded 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paswell last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Paswell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.91% less than the national average, earning R 69,132 per year and in United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Passwell9318/
Paaswell938/
Paswel925/
Phasswell882/
Paswele8685/
Poswell8662/
Paxwell861/
Passwel861/
Passwill800/
Poswel772/
Peswel771/
Pazwel771/
Pasuhel713/
Passuel712/
Peesweel671/
Peacewill634/
Potchwell630/
Pasuhil5782/

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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 Paswell
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