Wadwell Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wadwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2191:123,26813,526
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Austria91:946,15970,786
Scotland91:594,86921,724
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Wadwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadwell occurs most in Australia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wadwell is the 860,770th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Wadwell are found; 71 percent are found in Australasia and 71 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Wadwell is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 123,268. In Australia Wadwell is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 65 percent are found, Queensland, where 19 percent are found and Victoria, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Wadwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wadwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wadwell surname rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wadwell Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wadwell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning $42,891 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waddwell933/
Whadwell931/
Waddwll861/
Wadbell861/
Wodwell860/
Woodwell80200/
Baydwell801/
Wastwell801/
Whatwell800/
Weathwell750/
Baduell7146/
Baddwel711/
Woodwel711/
Wetwell710/
Bautwell673/
Woodwill671/
Boudwell670/
Beaduell670/
Wettwell670/
Beidwell670/
Wethwell670/

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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 Wadwell
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