Plowell Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Plowell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana341:22,4182,700
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Plowell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plowell is borne by more people in Guyana than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Plowell.

How Common Is The Last Name Plowell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plowell is the 2,530,696th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Plowell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Plowell are found; 59 percent are found in South America and 59 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Guyana, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 22,418. In Guyana Plowell is primarily found in: Upper Demerara-Berbice, where 59 percent reside, Demerara-Mahaica, where 38 percent reside and Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 3 percent reside. Beside Guyana this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Plowell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plowell surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Plowell earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.66% less than the national average, earning $29,486 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ploel8316/
Phloel772/
Plubell71189/
Plevell7145/
Playell7139/
Pleil67585/
Pleul67180/
Pleyl6763/
Ploil6726/
Ployl6711/
Plobl674/
Pliel672/
Plautell670/
Ploul670/

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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 Plowell
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