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 can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Revels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Revels is the 80,929th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,212,570 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Revels live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 41 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 5,773 people, or 1 in 62,785. In The United States Revels is most common in: North Carolina, where 25 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Revels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Revels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Revels last name expanded 1,242 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 627 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Revels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Revels last name are 6.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.44% registered with the 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Revels
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