Pitwell Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pitwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:530,64833,151
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Pitwell (22) may also be a first name.

Pitwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pitwell occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pitwell is the 1,612,213th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname Pitwell is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Pitwell are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in British Isles. Pitwell is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 530,648. In England it is most frequent in: Buckinghamshire, where 40 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 10 percent live and Surrey, where 10 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Pitwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pitwell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pitwell surname grew 2,625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pittwell931/
Pidwell86336/
Petwell865/
Putwell861/
Puthwell800/
Petwel771/
Pudwell71522/
Pedwell71388/
Pidwill7117/
Petuel62154/
Pudwel6236/
Pedwellová591/
Pudwill57613/
Pethuel5720/

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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 Pitwell
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