Stowel Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Georgia

Stowel Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Stowell (Wilts: a.d. 1300-1 Stowell; Soms.: 13th cent. Stowell; Glouc., etc.) [v. under Stow, and + Old English heal(h, a corner, nook] But the Glouc. Stowell was Stanuuelle in Domesday-Book, i.e.

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Stowel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Stowel (168) may also be a first name.

Stowel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Stowell (Wilts: a.d. 1300-1 Stowell; Soms.: 13th cent. Stowell; Glouc., etc.) [v. under Stow, and + Old English heal(h, a corner, nook] But the Glouc. Stowell was Stanuuelle in Domesday-Book, i.e. the ‘Rock-Spring’ [Old English stán, a stone, rock + welle, a spring]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stowel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stowel is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stowel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Stowel reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stowel is also the 705,855th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 168 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 24 percent are found, Florida, where 19 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States Stowel occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and China, where 6 percent are found.

Stowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stowel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stowel last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stowel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Stowel earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 32.78% less than the national average, earning R 159,732 per year and in United States they earn 33.79% less than the national average, earning $28,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stowell9210,324/
Stoweel922/
Stowele920/
Stoel912,032/
Stowl911/
Stoweull861/
Stowuell861/
Stowwell861/
Stovel83358/
Stobel83103/
Stoyel8360/
Stowle831/
Stowll831/
Stawel831/
Stoell830/
Stoehl830/
Stouel830/
Stuwel830/
Stochwell803/
D'Stowell801/
Stovell771,291/
Stoyell77120/
Stoveld7750/
Stawell7742/
Stoobel773/
Stobell773/
Stouell771/
Sthoell771/
Stowill771/
Stuwell770/
Shtowll770/
Steel7337,557/
Steil736,009/
Stiel732,109/
Steyl732,107/
Stael73726/
Steul73181/
Stoul7383/
Steal7372/
Stoil7336/
Stobl7315/
Stuel738/
Styel735/
Stoyl732/
Stawl731/
Stoveall7133/
Stoggell7117/
Stoussel711/
Stojssel711/
Stoyssel711/
Stovelle710/
Stoiszel710/
Stousell710/
Stoveell710/
Stabel672,736/
Stoyle67508/
Stubel67237/
Stiell67189/
Steill67145/
Steubl67126/
Steell67117/
Steuhl6788/
Sstiel6770/
Stavel6767/
Steile6757/
Steijl6742/
Stübel6738/
Stoulp6730/
Stágel6727/
Steahl6723/
Steale6721/
Steihl6720/
Steall6718/
Stábel6718/
Stevel6712/
Stteel6710/
Stevil677/
Staell676/
Sthiel675/
Stuehl674/
Stoile674/
Shteyl673/
Shtoyl673/
Stúgel673/
Stoult672/
Steiel672/
Steild672/
Staehl672/
Steiol672/
Stuell672/
Stachwell672/
Steasl671/
Stoule671/
Stoull671/
Sthael671/
Shtoul671/
Stayel671/
Sttoul671/
Steelh671/
Stoyll670/
Sthawl670/
Sthoul670/
Stheel670/
Stheal670/
Stobil670/
Steeal670/
Stovll670/
Steehl670/
Stheil670/

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