Paulwell Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Paulwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paulwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica851:33,7642,376
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England61:9,286,343223,652

Paulwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paulwell is found most frequently in Jamaica. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paulwell is the 1,718,748th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Paulwell live; 75 percent live in Caribbean and 75 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

Paulwell is most widely held in Jamaica, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 33,764. In Jamaica Paulwell is most prevalent in: Surrey County, where 84 percent live, Middlesex County, where 15 percent live and Cornwall County, where 1 percent live. Barring Jamaica this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Paulwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paulwell last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Paulwell earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26% less than the national average, earning $31,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulwel931/
Palwell930/
Paelwell881/
Polwell802/
Paulbel801/
Palbell800/
Palluell751/
Paluel714/
Pulbel711/
Palluel67623/
Poelwll671/
Palbøl579/
Palvle571/
Phulvle531/
Palvlova501/

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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 Paulwell
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