Expel Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Expel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Expel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Expel Last Name Facts

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

Expel is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Expel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Expel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Expel occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Expel are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Expel is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 534,764. In Tanzania Expel is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 95 percent are found, Geita Region, where 4 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Expeel9168/
Expelt911/
Expiel911/
Espel801,036/
Espiel731,698/
Hespel731,440/
Espelt73621/
Espeel73295/
Espell7348/
Gespel739/
Axpell731/
Hespelt67167/
Hespeel6799/
Espiell6798/
Hespell6751/
Espl6729/
Aisepel676/
Heshpel673/
Yxpl672/
Jxpl671/
Axpl671/
Ezpl671/
Oxpl671/
Hoxpell671/

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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 Expel
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