Swells Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Swells Surname Definition:

From Swell, a parish co. Somerset; or Swell, name of two parishes (Upper and Lower) co. Gloucester.

Swells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Swells Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Swell, a parish co. Somerset; or Swell, name of two parishes (Upper and Lower) co. Gloucester.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Swells Last Name Facts

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

Swells is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swells? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swells is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Swells are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Swells is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Swells is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 14 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 6 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.

Swells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swells has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swells surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swells Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Swells last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Swells earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.14% less than the national average, earning $14,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swwells921/
Swels9111/
Swaels83115/
Suells832/
Sweles831/
Sweels831/
Swoels831/
Swills831/
Sweales7763/
Suelles771/
Swaills771/
Suels7360/
Swils731/
Swlsh730/
Schwiels711/
Swailles711/
Schuells711/
Schwills710/
Swails671,416/
Souels6726/
Swelez672/
Swiles672/
Shuels671/
Suills671/
Swlesz671/
Schuellse671/
Swyles670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swells
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