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 surname Presswell is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Presswell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 910,497th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Presswell are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

Presswell is most widespread in England, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 346,075. In England it is most common in: Hampshire, where 21 percent are found, Essex, where 14 percent are found and Devon, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Presswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Presswell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Presswell last name grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 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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