Atwele Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Atwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 38 | 1:1,215,261 | 35,116 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Atwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atwele is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Atwele.
How Common Is The Last Name Atwele? popularity and diffusion
The surname Atwele is the 2,661,929th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Atwele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Atwele reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Atwele is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,215,261. In Kenya Atwele is most prevalent in: Nandi County, where 97 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Atwele is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Atwele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Atwele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Atwele last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atwelei | 92 | 21 | / |
| Atwelle | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atwel | 91 | 321 | / |
| Atwell | 83 | 14,523 | / |
| Etwele | 83 | 198 | / |
| Otwele | 83 | 153 | / |
| Adwele | 83 | 81 | / |
| Atwale | 83 | 20 | / |
| Attwel | 83 | 6 | / |
| Athwle | 83 | 6 | / |
| Atweel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Atwile | 83 | 1 | / |
| Atwela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Athwel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Atweal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Autweiler | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hastwetle | 80 | 0 | / |
| Attwell | 77 | 3,662 | / |
| Eatwell | 77 | 1,128 | / |
| Hatwell | 77 | 697 | / |
| Athwale | 77 | 299 | / |
| Autwell | 77 | 155 | / |
| Aathwle | 77 | 11 | / |
| Atwaale | 77 | 8 | / |
| Otwelle | 77 | 3 | / |
| Adweale | 77 | 3 | / |
| Othwele | 77 | 2 | / |
| Attwale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adwelle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aatwale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahtwale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heatwel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otwoele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atouele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atwelll | 77 | 0 | / |
| Atwil | 73 | 306 | / |
| Otwel | 73 | 6 | / |
| Heatwole | 71 | 1,612 | / |
| Aathwale | 71 | 159 | / |
| Hattwell | 71 | 37 | / |
| Hathwell | 71 | 16 | / |
| Hattweil | 71 | 5 | / |
| Heatwell | 71 | 4 | / |
| Heatwile | 71 | 3 | / |
| Atuheile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Attweell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eatwelll | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haetwole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aattwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atthwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Athwelli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heatwale | 71 | 0 | / |
| Otwell | 67 | 2,369 | / |
| Atwill | 67 | 881 | / |
| Etuele | 67 | 330 | / |
| Adwale | 67 | 52 | / |
| Adwole | 67 | 28 | / |
| Heathwole | 67 | 10 | / |
| Atwail | 67 | 9 | / |
| Otuele | 67 | 8 | / |
| Etwale | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ottweiler | 67 | 5 | / |
| Atwali | 67 | 5 | / |
| Otwale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adwela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atwila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odwele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Otwole | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hatwil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eitwle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heatwhole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heatwolle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adbele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heathwell | 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 Atwele
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