Yells Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Yells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
England421:1,326,62059,571
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Yells Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yells is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yells.

How Common Is The Last Name Yells? popularity and diffusion

Yells is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname Yells is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Yells live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 42 percent reside, New York, where 19 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States Yells occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Yells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yells surname expanded 337 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yells surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yells earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.23% less than the national average, earning $35,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $48,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelles91490/
Yellsh911/
Ells892,614/
Yels8913/
Yellese831/
Goyells830/
Elles805,462/
Eells801,851/
Yeles80201/
Eills8048/
Eulls8041/
Uells8026/
Yoels8011/
Jells809/
Yelse809/
Yelsh807/
Gells807/
Ayels802/
Eyels801/
Ealls800/
Ehlls800/
Els7521,434/
Gelles731,054/
Jelles73130/
Elless73101/
Euells7372/
Eilles7352/
Heyels7329/
Huells7322/
Ellesø7315/
Owells7311/
Yelsch736/
Goyels735/
Jellse733/
Yeless732/
Awells732/
Oyeles732/
Yellez732/
Hayels731/
Eylles731/
Ealles731/
Ayeles731/
Healls731/
Yehles731/
Giells731/
Yelese731/
Yelsse731/
Gellsh731/
Eelles731/
Heills730/
Eualls730/
Gaylls730/
Eyeles730/
Howells6724,796/
Eles671,530/
Gels67903/
Oyelese67547/
Oels67306/
Elsh67254/
Eels67232/
Eils67172/
Eals67146/
Ehls67115/
Heilles6760/
Első6753/
Goelles6749/
Uels6747/
Jellese6738/
Elss6733/
Hawells6728/
Aels6710/
Jels6710/
Yegliss678/
O'Wells673/
Yelz672/
Ayls672/
Jellesø672/
Elsë672/
Iels672/
Euls672/
Yelesse671/
Healles671/
Houells671/
Huelles671/
Yieless671/
Iyelese671/
Yyls671/
Ellz671/
Haylles671/
Jelless670/
Oyls670/

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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
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  • 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 Yells
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