Bedewell Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bedewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bedewell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Bedewell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bedewell is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bedewell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedewell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Bedewell live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Bedewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bedewell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bedewel931/
Bidewell88366/
Bodewell8821/
Badewell883/
Bydewell880/
Bidgewell820/
Badewel804/
Bidewel801/
Bhadewel756/
Badevl573/
Badawl572/
Badiwil531/
Bidiwil530/
Vidiwill503/
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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 Bedewell
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