Preswell Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Preswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Preswell (10) may also be a first name.

Preswell Last Name Facts

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

Preswell occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preswell? popularity and diffusion

Preswell is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Preswell reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name globally, borne by 10 people.

The surname Preswell is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Preswell is mostly found in: Kansas, where 33 percent reside, Missouri, where 33 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 33 percent reside. Aside from The United States Preswell is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Preswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Preswell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Preswell surname contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Presswell94292/
Pretswell94181/
Presswelll891/
Praswell881/
Priswell880/
Preswelt880/
Presuel80445/
Praisewell781/
Prisbell758/
Prezuel673/
Presbyl671/
Praisewill671/

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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 Preswell
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