Ruwell Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ruwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ruwell (88) may also be a first name.

Ruwell Last Name Facts

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

Ruwell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruwell is the 3,017,195th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Ruwell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Ruwell live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 88 people.

Ruwell is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 62 percent reside, New Hampshire, where 19 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.

Ruwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruwell surname grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruwell surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ruwell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.26% less than the national average, earning $37,858 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruewell9227/
Ruwelle926/
Reuwell921/
Ruwel9135/
Rauswell860/
Rowell8328,088/
Rauwel83543/
Rubell83267/
Ruwiel8370/
Ruwele836/
Riwell834/
Ruwill831/
Rouwel830/
Ruwl801/
Reubell7730/
Rowuell773/
Rusweld771/
Roewell771/
Roowell770/
Rowwell770/
Rowelll770/
Rubel73141,963/
Rowel731,397/
Ruwil7344/
Rowll735/
Riwel732/
Russuell712/
Ruchuell710/
Reubel67313/
Rowehl67163/
Hrubel6768/
Rubeel6714/
Raubel6713/
Roubel6710/
Rowill677/
Rauchweld676/
Roweel673/
Ruybel672/
Roewel672/
Rubill671/
Hrowel671/
Roewll671/
Rowwel671/
Rusuel671/

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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 Ruwell
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