Yewell Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

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

Yewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Yewell (40) may also be a first name.

Yewell Last Name Facts

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

Yewell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yewell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 735,823rd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name Yewell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Yewell reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 40 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 1,001,268. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 20 percent are found, Missouri, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Yewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yewell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yewell last name rose 276 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yewell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yewell last name are 3.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yewell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $47,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $52,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yewel918/
Jewell8342,443/
Yeuell8325/
Yewele837/
Yoewll831/
Ewelll830/
Iewell830/
Yewl800/
Jewelle7710/
Jeewell772/
Jaywell771/
Jewwell771/
Jewel7363,347/
Yebel73118/
Jewll7312/
Ehwel731/
Yewil731/
Jewele6766/
Jewill6711/
Jeswel676/
Jewwll675/
Jeweel673/
Yesuel672/
Jewwel671/
Jewelt671/
Jeweil671/
Jewuel670/
Jebell670/
Hiewel670/
Jeweal670/

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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
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  • 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 Yewell
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