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

The surname Cawil is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawil? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 166,677th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,807,221 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Cawil are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 132,229th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 2,997 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 2,451 people, or 1 in 5,488. Other than Somalia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 5 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.

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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