Sawtell Surname

201,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sawtell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawtell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia8691:31,0654,133
United States5571:650,73452,170
England3931:141,77613,759
Canada1131:326,06729,799
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Wales191:162,87011,152
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:118,90411,373
Wales161:98,0264,293
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4651:107,99710,802

Sawtell Last Name Facts

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

Sawtell has its highest incidence in Australia. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sawtell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawtell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 201,417th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,520,554 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Sawtell are found; 46 percent are found in Australasia and 46 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 869 people, or 1 in 31,065. In Australia Sawtell is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 48 percent live, Queensland, where 35 percent live and South Australia, where 10 percent live. Aside from Australia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Sawtell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sawtell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawtell surname increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sawtell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sawtell surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sawtell last name are 9.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sawtell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 203.86% more than the national average, earning R 722,076 per year; in United States they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning $44,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $51,847 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawtell9313/
Sawtelll931/
Saiwtell931/
Sawtel926/
Sawtill860/
Sowtell860/
Sawtl832/
Saftel777/
Shaftel71124/
Saeftel7156/
Shavtel711/
Seftell711/
Caftell711/
Schaftel67142/
Sheftell6745/
Shaftael671/
Scheftell631/
Seftel62252/
Säftel629/
Softel627/
Caftel626/
Sobtel621/
Savtil621/
Sheftel57437/
Cafteel572/
Chaftel571/
Shaftil571/
Cowtill571/
Scheftel5374/
Shefftel530/

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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 Sawtell
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