Rathwell Surname

301,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Rathwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,0901:33,8034,349
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Rathwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rathwell has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 301,881st most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,792,962 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Rathwell reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 1,090 people, or 1 in 33,803. In Canada Rathwell is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 50 percent reside, Alberta, where 15 percent reside and British Columbia, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Canada this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Rathwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rathwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 177 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rathwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rathwell surname is chiefly Anglican (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rathwell surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Rathwell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.08% more than the national average, earning $54,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $52,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauthwell940/
Rothwell8818,307/
Rethwell882/
Rhatwell881/
Rathwill880/
Rathwl861/
Rothwelll821/
Routhwell820/
Radwell80419/
Rotwell8011/
Rothwel807/
Rothweil75175/
Rethwill7583/
Rhodwell759/
Rothwill754/
Rothuell753/
Readwell752/
Rothwelt752/
Róthweil751/
Rottwell751/
Rothwiel751/
Routwell750/
Radwel715/
Rothweile711/
Ratuel710/
Rodwell677,361/
Radwill6790/
Redwell6781/
Radbell6714/
Rothwil670/

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Rathwell Reference & Research

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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 Rathwell
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