Abwel Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Abwel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Abwel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abwel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abwel occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abwel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Abwel is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Abwel reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Beside The DR Congo Abwel is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abwele | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abwl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gabhwel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abuel | 80 | 4,375 | / |
| Abbel | 80 | 265 | / |
| Ebwel | 80 | 42 | / |
| Avbel | 80 | 9 | / |
| Habwl | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haubwell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abouel | 73 | 1,421 | / |
| Habbel | 73 | 814 | / |
| Abbeel | 73 | 225 | / |
| Abbell | 73 | 19 | / |
| Abuhel | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gabuel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Apwell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obwele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuehl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abbl | 67 | 35 | / |
| Habbell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abouhel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habbeel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaybuel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebwell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Appwell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hapwell | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Abwel
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