Yewlett Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Yewlett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yewlett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales181:171,91811,581
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Yewlett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yewlett is held by more people in Wales than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yewlett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Yewlett reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Yewlett is most prevalent in Wales, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 171,918. In Wales it is most common in: City and County of Cardiff, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Wales this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 17 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Yewlett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yewlett has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jewlett863/
Yewle83422/
Yevlet771/
Evlett771/
Jewlet771/
Ewlitt770/
Ewleth770/
Ewlt730/
Yewl730/
Ayblett711/
Yevle671,091/
Yeble67234/
Eiweleit6722/
Jewle6715/
Ewhle679/
Yewel678/
Yewli672/
Evlet672/
Ewley672/
Yewla672/
Jeewleet671/
Yewil671/
Iewle671/

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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 Yewlett
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