Adwel Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Adwel (12) may also be a first name.

Adwel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adwel is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adwel.

How Common Is The Last Name Adwel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Adwel are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Adwel is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Agago District, where 53 percent are found, Apac District, where 37 percent are found and Kaabong District, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adwell91696/
Adwele9181/
Hadwel911/
Adwl894/
Hadwell8362/
Adweale833/
Adwelle831/
Eadwell831/
Addwell831/
Atwel80321/
Edwel808/
Aduel805/
Adbel803/
Adwil803/
Gadwl801/
Ajdwl801/
Odwel801/
Headwell7729/
Haydwell771/
Haddwell770/
Atwell7314,523/
Edwell73161/
Odwell7347/
Gaduel7345/
Attwel736/
Adbeel734/
Odwele733/
Atweel732/
Adouel732/
Athwel731/
Adwill730/
Attwell673,662/
Eatwell671,128/
Hatwell67697/
Autwell67155/
Gauduel6758/
Gatduel6729/
Advl672/
Atwwell672/
Hadouel671/
Heatwel671/
Hedwell671/
Odwl671/
Atwelll670/
Gatwell670/
Hodwell670/
Hadwill670/

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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 Adwel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis