Pedwell Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Wales

Pedwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pedwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1521:242,40523,093
England981:568,55234,674
Australia811:333,28028,364
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Wales141:221,03813,576
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pedwell (10) may also be a first name.

Pedwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pedwell is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pedwell is the 742,570th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name Pedwell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Pedwell are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pedwell is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 242,405. In Canada Pedwell is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 86 percent live, Alberta, where 6 percent live and British Columbia, where 6 percent live. Beside Canada it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 21 percent live.

Pedwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pedwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pedwell last name expanded 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 533 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pedwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pedwell are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pedwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.31% less than the national average, earning $31,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $49,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pidwell86336/
Podwell8655/
Padwell8620/
Petwell865/
Pedwellová821/
Peduel772/
Podwel772/
Peedwl771/
Petwel771/
Patwell71154/
Pitwell71125/
Pidwill7117/
Podwill7115/
Potwell710/
Pattwell67115/
Pidwille671/
Pittwell671/
Petuel62154/
Podwil6217/
Patwel623/
Paduel622/
Pethuel5720/
Patwl5011/
Padvl504/

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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 Pedwell
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