Altwail Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Palestine

Altwail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altwail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Palestine31:1,516,28317,268

Altwail Last Name Facts

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

Altwail is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Altwail.

How Common Is The Last Name Altwail? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Altwail reside; 76 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,642,529. In Yemen Altwail is mostly concentrated in: Sana'a Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Beside Yemen this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Palestine, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altwal9242/
Altwil9217/
Althwal861/
Eltwal775/
Altwel774/
Altual771/
Haldwal719/
Altwell714/
Altweel712/
Altwehl711/
Goldthwail710/
Aultwell671/
Althweel671/
Haltwell670/
Aldbal62385/
Oldwael570/
Aldualeh531/

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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 Altwail
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