Stanwell Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Stanwell Surname Definition:

A parish in Middlesex.

Stanwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1491:181,17918,282
England811:687,87739,238
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Stanwell (475) may also be a first name.

Stanwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Middlesex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Middlesex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Stanwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stanwell occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanwell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 893,754th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. Stanwell occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Stanwell live; 59 percent live in Australasia and 59 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 390,402nd most frequent forename on earth, held by 475 people.

The surname Stanwell is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 181,179. In Australia Stanwell is most common in: New South Wales, where 91 percent reside, Australian Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside and Western Australia, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Australia it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and New Zealand, where 9 percent reside.

Stanwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stanwell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stanwell surname contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stanwell Last Name Statistics demography

Stanwell earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 86.19% more than the national average, earning $80,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stanwel932/
Stanuell883/
Stonwell881/
Stanbell881/
Steinwell825/
Stanuel80262/
Stanbel800/
Steinwel750/
Steinwill713/
Stanuil671/
Steinbill599/
Steinhbel594/
Stambøl532/

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Footnotes

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