Sortwell Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Sortwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sortwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
England601:928,63447,428
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Sortwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sortwell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sortwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sortwell is the 1,244,200th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Sortwell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Sortwell live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States Sortwell is primarily concentrated in: California, where 17 percent live, Maine, where 12 percent live and Wisconsin, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Sortwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sortwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sortwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sortwell last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sortwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.06% less than the national average, earning $31,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shortwell944/
Sartwell88725/
Surtwell881/
Sartwelle8239/
Sartwel801/
Zartwell758/
Jartwell751/
Certwell750/
Sortwile750/
Cortwill750/
Sartwill750/
Chartwell7118/
Carthwell711/
Carrtwell710/
Cartwel670/
Cerdwell631/
Chardwell591/
Cardwll532/
Cardwill502/
Carduell500/
Cardweel500/

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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 Sortwell
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