Revels Surname

80,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Revels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Revels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7731:62,7857,360
England941:592,74535,632
Northern Ireland671:27,5382,970
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Guam11:160,1214,893
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4651:107,99710,802

Revels (41) may also be a first name.

Revels Last Name Facts

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

Revels (Russian: Ревелс) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Revels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 80,929th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,212,570 people. The surname Revels is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Revels live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Revels is also the 1,590,275th most common given name at a global level It is held by 41 people.

The surname Revels is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5,773 people, or 1 in 62,785. In The United States Revels is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 25 percent reside, Florida, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Revels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Revels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,242 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 627 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Revels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Revels surname is chiefly Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Revels last name are 6.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Revels earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.93% less than the national average, earning $37,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning $40,175 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reveles9211,043/
Revells92224/
Reveals9286/
Reuvels922/
Reavels921/
Revaels920/
Revelles86974/
Reaveles8650/
Revelese867/
Reveless863/
Reveeles861/
Revils8372/
Rivels839/
Ravels833/
Rovels833/
Revelz832/
Revals832/
Revols830/
Revellese8067/
Reveilles8010/
Reavelles801/
Rebeles77856/
Raveles77647/
Revelez77438/
Revales77424/
Riveles77109/
Ravells7764/
Revills7721/
Reviles778/
Rivells777/
Revalls777/
Roveles772/
Revoles771/
Revilles71348/
Rivelles71184/
Rievoles7181/
Reaviles7122/
Reabeles7116/
Rebelese715/
Ravelles711/
Revalles711/
Revellez711/
Rivals67836/
Rivellese67115/
Rowels6753/
Ravals677/
Rawels676/
Rovals673/
Reveillez671/
Ravils670/

Revels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Revels in the Russian language
Ревелсrevels-

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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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  • 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 Revels
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