Betwel Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Betwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Betwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3491:151,69513,759
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Marshall Islands201:2,591585
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Betwel (1,175) may also be a first name.

Betwel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Betwel is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Betwel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 728,955th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. The last name Betwel is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Betwel reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Betwel is also the 231,625th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,175 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 151,695. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 81 percent live, Iringa Region, where 11 percent live and Singida Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Betwel exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and The Marshall Islands, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bethwel9294/
Betwell9237/
Betweel922/
Bettwel921/
Betwele921/
Beetwell8651/
Beatwell8646/
Bethwell8636/
Bettwell860/
Betuel831,275/
Batwel83377/
Bedwel8314/
Bitwel832/
Bedwell778,623/
Bethuel772,221/
Batwell77358/
Botwell7717/
Batwael7711/
Bitwell776/
Batweel774/
Bathwel774/
Bedweel771/
Bitwele771/
Betwill771/
Bothwel771/
Batwl731/
Bothwell715,322/
Bathwell7145/
Bethuell714/
Beadwell714/
Betthuel711/
Battwell711/
Boytwell711/
Bothweel711/
Bottwell711/
Beidwell710/
Bydewell710/
Batuel67401/
Bituel6748/
Badwel6718/
Beduel6717/
Betuil6710/
Bidwel676/
Botthwell675/
Bétuel672/
Botuel671/
Vetuel671/
Bitwil671/
Bodwel671/
Botwil671/
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
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  • 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 Betwel
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