Thewell Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Thewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Thewell Last Name Facts

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

Thewell is found in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thewell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Thewell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Thewell reside; 67 percent reside in Caribbean and 67 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

Thewell is most frequent in Jamaica, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 286,995. In Jamaica Thewell is mostly found in: Cornwall County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Jamaica it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Thewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thewell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thewell surname decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thewell Last Name Statistics demography

Thewell earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $60,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tewell921,422/
Teawell8624/
Tewelle862/
Thiewel862/
Thewele861/
Teywell860/
Tewel83149/
Tewele773,157/
Tebell7725/
Tewiel7714/
Thäwel777/
Teiwel777/
Tehwel773/
Tiwell772/
Teewel771/
Teweel771/
Tewill770/
Tywell770/
Tewl732/
Tajwell7150/
Tewhill7134/
Thywill7116/
Thybell7116/
Thiwill711/
Taywell710/
Tyowell710/
Tyswell710/
Tawaell710/
Tebel67305/
Tiwel6734/
Tewil6716/
Towll6711/
Thowl674/
Tevll671/
Dthywill671/
Thawl671/
Tayswell670/

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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 Thewell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis