Edwel Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Edwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Edwel (221) may also be a first name.

Edwel Last Name Facts

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

Edwel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭﻝ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Edwel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edwel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Edwel is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Edwel reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 606,684th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 221 people.

The last name Edwel is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Edwel is most common in: Tiris Zemmour Region, where 57 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 14 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 14 percent reside. Other than Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edwell91161/
Edwelt910/
Edwelle831/
Edweile831/
Hedwell831/
Eadwell831/
Idwel8030/
Adwel8021/
Edwil806/
Eduel803/
Odwel801/
Headwell7729/
Adwell73696/
Etwell73210/
Odwell7347/
Idwell7318/
Edwill7315/
Idwele732/
Hedbel731/
Edbell731/
Idweil731/
Hadwel731/
Edouel731/
Eatwell671,128/
Gedwill6773/
Hadwell6762/
Ettwell6715/
Adwl674/
Etwl672/
Odwl671/
Heatwel671/
Hidwell671/
Edbl671/
Addwell671/
Edvl671/
Hetwell670/
Hodwell670/

Edwel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edwel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﻭﻝadwl50
ﺃﺩﻭﻝadwl33.33
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻪaldwlh16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edwel
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