Binwell Surname

277,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Binwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Binwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,3591:12,5971,971
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Binwell (5,080) may also be a first name.

Binwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Binwell occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Binwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Binwell is the 277,054th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,209,111 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Binwell are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 95,288th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 5,080 people.

The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,359 people, or 1 in 12,597. Outside of Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bainwell930/
Binwel92209/
Bnwell921/
Benwell861,635/
Beanwell807/
Beinwhel801/
Bennwell801/
Benwel775/
Benwill7112/
Benbell711/
Benuel6246/
Bimbel625/
Benbel623/
Vinbel621/
Binbil621/
Bennuel572/
Buenuel571/
Bènìwäl571/
Bembell571/
Venbell571/
Bhimnvl571/
Bimbl502/
Bembl501/

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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 Binwell
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