Alwel Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Alwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Alwel (105) may also be a first name.

Alwel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alwel (Marathi: अलवेल) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alwel.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Alwel live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 920,134th most frequent first name globally, held by 105 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 75 percent live and Abia, where 25 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 31 percent live and Niger, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alwell91793/
Alwael91249/
Alweil9137/
Allwel9136/
Alwiel9111/
Alhwel911/
Alweal911/
Alwele911/
Alweel911/
Allwell83859/
Allweil8390/
Allwelt8340/
Halwele8333/
Halweil8320/
Halwell832/
Allweyl832/
Alhweil831/
Galwell831/
Hallwel830/
Ealwell830/
Aluel809,151/
Albel80189/
Olwel8012/
Elwel808/
Alwil802/
Alwyl801/
Halweele7751/
Hallwell7713/
Allwelle771/
Alllwell771/
Allweelt770/
Elwell739,966/
Olwell73414/
Alwill73118/
Alwail7316/
Albell735/
Galwwl734/
Alwled732/
Ellwel732/
Alwisl731/
Alouel731/
Ollwel731/
Golwel731/
Atelwl731/
Olwelt731/
Galwil730/
Helwel730/
Holwell671,174/
Albl67619/
Ellwell6724/
Hallwyl6718/
Heilwel675/
Alwayle671/
Alwaile671/
Halwail671/
Alvl671/
Elweell671/
Eilweil671/
Olwl671/
Allwill671/
Elwl671/
Eelwell670/
Ollwell670/
Helwell670/

Alwel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alwel in the Marathi language
अलवेलalavela-

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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
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  • 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 Alwel
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