Batwel Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Batwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Batwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2171:243,97119,796
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Batwel (301) may also be a first name.

Batwel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Batwel is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Batwel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 758,524th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Batwel are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Batwel is also the 507,810th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 301 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 243,971. In Tanzania Batwel is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 56 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 41 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 42 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batwell92358/
Batwael9211/
Batweel924/
Bathwel924/
Batwl911/
Beatwell8646/
Bathwell8645/
Bautwell863/
Battwell861/
Bathweal861/
Bastwell860/
Bautwele860/
Batuel83401/
Betwel83398/
Badwel8318/
Bethwel7794/
Betwell7737/
Badwell7732/
Bathuel7727/
Botwell7717/
Batwail775/
Bhadwel773/
Betweel772/
Boutwel771/
Bothwel771/
Battuel771/
Bettwel771/
Bathwll771/
Baddwel771/
Badweld770/
Boutwell716,322/
Bothwell715,322/
Beetwell7151/
Bethwell7136/
Beadwell714/
Batwaile712/
Bootwell712/
Bottwell711/
Bathwill711/
Baydwell711/
Boytwell711/
Bothweel711/
Boutwele710/
Bettwell710/
Baduel671,942/
Betuel671,275/
Bedwel6714/
Botthwell675/
Batuil675/
Boothwell675/
Badwil673/
Bouthwell673/
Bétuel672/
Botwil671/
Botuel671/
Vatuel671/
Bodwel671/
Bothwwell670/

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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 Batwel
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