Saywell Surname

240,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Saywell Surname Definition:

A corruption of Saville, Savile, Savil.

Saywell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6001:92,8639,951
Australia4941:54,6476,703
New Zealand2701:16,7722,932
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Canada561:657,95753,499
Wales301:103,1518,167
France151:4,428,181244,602
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4451:54,7766,535
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Saywell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Saville, Savile, Savil.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Saywell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saywell is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saywell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 240,883rd most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,390,088 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Saywell are found; 46 percent are found in Australasia and 46 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 600 people, or 1 in 92,863. In England Saywell is primarily found in: Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Dorset, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent reside and New Zealand, where 16 percent reside.

Saywell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Saywell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saywell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saywell surname are 27.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Saywell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning $38,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning $45,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayewell9319/
Shaywell934/
Sawell92116/
Sywell9219/
Saywel921/
Seawell861,649/
Shawell8671/
Seywell8622/
Sahwell8611/
Sawaell861/
Saybell861/
Sawel83218/
Sayiwele8046/
Schawell808/
Sasswell800/
Sewell7752,439/
Shawel779,813/
Saybel771,357/
Sabell77697/
Sawele77297/
Seawel7787/
Szawel7786/
Sawiel7762/
Sybell7714/
Shawll779/
Saweel778/
Sawael775/
Siwell775/
Sajwel774/
Sawuel772/
Sawill771/
Seywel771/
Syvell771/
Syweel771/
Zaywel771/
Shashwell751/
Sawl73137/
Shewell71976/
Sawhill71537/
Shaybel71326/
Seiwell71240/
Szawiel71231/
Siewell71108/
Sauwael7152/
Seabell7120/
Soiwell7115/
Shabell7113/
Schawll7110/
Shawoel719/
Sewelle717/
Sajawel717/
Seewell716/
Sahweil715/
Szewell714/
Siwelle713/
Seavell712/
Seaweil712/
Shawele712/
Szaybel712/
Shaweel712/
Sahawel711/
Sciwell711/
Soewell711/
Sewaell711/
Sayebel711/
Saywleh711/
Sewwell711/
Sawebel711/
Syvelle711/
Shawill710/
Seawill710/
Scewell710/
Seswell710/
Seybell710/
Sabel676,593/
Shawl673,998/
Sawle671,013/
Sawil67304/
Schabell67161/
Sewel67156/
Sybel67125/
Sabyl6747/
Schewell6737/
Siwel6733/
Sawyl6730/
Syvel6724/
Schawill6723/
Sewll677/
Shaubell675/
Schaewel674/
Shawhill672/
Sabll672/
Sjawl672/
Sahwl672/
Shiswell671/
Shewelle671/
Sajaweal671/
Sawlt671/
Saawl671/
Shehwell671/
Sachwill670/
Siawwill670/
Shoewell670/
Sevll670/

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