Cawil Surname

166,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Cawil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2,4511:5,488463
Philippines1371:738,96573,424
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Cawil (2,997) may also be a first name.

Cawil Last Name Facts

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

Cawil is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cawil.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawil? popularity and diffusion

Cawil is the 166,677th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,807,221 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Cawil are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Cawil is also the 132,229th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,997 people.

The last name Cawil is most frequent in Somalia, where it is borne by 2,451 people, or 1 in 5,488. Other than Somalia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 5 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cawile91433/
Cawiel916/
Cawill913/
Chawil912/
Cawhil911/
Cawl89278/
Cahwile832/
Cawgill831/
Cawhill830/
Cabil801,929/
Kawil80255/
Zawil80167/
Chawl80112/
Cawel8017/
Cawll803/
Cowil802/
Qawil801/
Casswill770/
Chabil731,490/
Cauwel73421/
Kawile73102/
Cahuil7368/
Chowil7330/
Cawele7329/
Cawell7324/
Caivel7322/
Cabill7310/
Cowill737/
Cowgil736/
Khawil735/
Coweil734/
Kaweil732/
Kauwil732/
Cauuil732/
Kawail731/
Qawail731/
Cayuil731/
Ccabil731/
Zawiel731/
Chawlh731/
Kahwil731/
Caivle731/
Cashwl731/
Cowile730/
Cowilt730/
Qawl67543/
Cowl67538/
Kawaile67162/
Chhabil6740/
Cabl6721/
Tshawil6721/
Caubill6718/
Kawl6717/
Cowhill6712/
Coewill678/
Kawille676/
Kahwile675/
Chawleh674/
Caewell673/
Cavl673/
Chabill673/
Chauwel673/
Ceaweel671/
Cawelle671/
Kashwil671/
Chaibel671/
Chaibil671/
Kaiwile671/
Cawayle671/
Caweell670/
Cauwell670/
Caybill670/
Coweill670/

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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 Cawil
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