Presswell Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Presswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Presswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:346,07525,095
Australia791:341,71828,950
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Scotland51:748,64318,576

Presswell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Presswell occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Presswell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 910,497th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Presswell live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 346,075. In England Presswell is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 21 percent live, Essex, where 14 percent live and Devon, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Presswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Presswell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Presswell last name rose 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Presswell Last Name Statistics demography

Presswell earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15% less than the national average, earning $42,232 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Presswelll951/
Preswell946/
Pretswell89181/
Praswell821/
Priswell820/
Preswelt820/
Presuel75445/
Praisewell741/
Prisbell718/
Prezuel633/
Presbyl631/
Praisewill631/

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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 Presswell
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