Sedwell Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sedwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sedwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:898,67846,462
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sedwell (35) may also be a first name.

Sedwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sedwell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sedwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,775,494th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Sedwell are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name globally, held by 35 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 898,678. In England Sedwell is most numerous in: Dorset, where 23 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent live and New Zealand, where 11 percent live.

Sedwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sedwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sedwell surname fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seedwell9348/
Shedwell9325/
Sidwell866,027/
Sydwell8619/
Sedwill8618/
Jedwell864/
Seedwll861/
Zedwell861/
Sadwell861/
Cedwell860/
Shadwell801,227/
Shedwill8026/
Sidewell8010/
Chedwell803/
Shodwell801/
Shetwell800/
Siddwell800/
Scidwell800/
Sidwel774/
Sidwll771/
Schedwill7576/
Schadwell7568/
Schödwell753/
Sitwell71116/
Gedwill7173/
Jedwill7120/
Gidwell7116/
Sheedwl714/
Cidwell714/
Getwell714/
Sadwill711/
Shadwel711/
Satwell711/
Sidwill710/
Shotwell674,973/
Shatwell67589/
Shadwill6722/
Sothwell675/
Gidewell673/
Sadwl672/
Sittwell671/
Sathwell671/
Chidwell671/
Sattwell670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sedwell
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