Atwele Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Atwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya381:1,215,26135,116
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Atwele Last Name Facts

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

Atwele has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atwele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Atwele are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,215,261. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nandi County, where 97 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Atwele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Atwele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Atwele last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atwelei9221/
Atwelle921/
Atwel91321/
Atwell8314,523/
Etwele83198/
Otwele83153/
Adwele8381/
Atwale8320/
Attwel836/
Athwle836/
Atweel832/
Atwile831/
Atwela831/
Athwel831/
Atweal831/
Autweiler800/
Hastwetle800/
Attwell773,662/
Eatwell771,128/
Hatwell77697/
Athwale77299/
Autwell77155/
Aathwle7711/
Atwaale778/
Otwelle773/
Adweale773/
Othwele772/
Attwale772/
Adwelle771/
Aatwale771/
Ahtwale771/
Heatwel771/
Otwoele771/
Atouele771/
Atwelll770/
Atwil73306/
Otwel736/
Heatwole711,612/
Aathwale71159/
Hattwell7137/
Hathwell7116/
Hattweil715/
Heatwell714/
Heatwile713/
Atuheile712/
Attweell711/
Eatwelll711/
Haetwole711/
Aattwale711/
Atthwale711/
Athwelli711/
Heatwale710/
Otwell672,369/
Atwill67881/
Etuele67330/
Adwale6752/
Adwole6728/
Heathwole6710/
Atwail679/
Otuele678/
Etwale676/
Ottweiler675/
Atwali675/
Otwale673/
Adwela673/
Atwila673/
Odwele673/
Otwole672/
Hatwil671/
Eitwle671/
Heatwhole671/
Heatwolle671/
Adbele671/
Heathwell670/

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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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