Bewel Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bewel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bewel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Bewel (33) may also be a first name.

Bewel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bewel occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bewel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bewel are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 33 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Bewel is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 52 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 48 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Bewel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bewel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bewel last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bewell91265/
Beiwel917/
Bewele912/
Beuwel911/
Boewel911/
Bewl891/
Beeswel831/
Bewelle831/
Beewell831/
Boewell831/
Bewwelt831/
Bebel801,361/
Beywl8037/
Beiwl8035/
Biwel809/
Beebl801/
Bejwl801/
Bechwell771/
Bawoel73608/
Biwele73184/
Bebell73121/
Bywell73108/
Beivel7325/
Bawael7320/
Bejvel7312/
Beibel7312/
Beybel734/
Beevle733/
Beavel733/
Beevel732/
Beiuel732/
Beyvel732/
Bewild731/
Bheewl731/
Bjwele731/
Besuel731/
Boewil731/
Bewail731/
Bawiel731/
Bowiel730/
Beebel730/
Bethuel672,221/
Bowl67299/
Bawl6760/
Biowell6710/
Bebl6710/
Baiwele679/
Biwl676/
Behouel674/
Baywell673/
Boywell673/
Vewl672/
Buywell671/
Beabell671/
Baiwell671/
Bujwiel671/
Bichwel671/
Bevl671/
Beebeel671/
Beavell670/
Bajwell670/
Boewill670/

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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 Bewel
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