Fanwel Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Fanwel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Fanwel (426) may also be a first name.
Fanwel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanwel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fanwel is found most in Malawi. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fanwel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanwel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Fanwel is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanwel are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fanwel is also the 416,125th most frequently used first name globally, held by 426 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Excluding Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanwell | 92 | 322 | / |
| Fanwele | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fahnwell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fanuel | 83 | 19,505 | / |
| Vanwel | 83 | 14 | / |
| Fanbel | 83 | 0 | / |
| Vanwell | 77 | 194 | / |
| Fannuel | 77 | 161 | / |
| Vanwiel | 77 | 20 | / |
| Vanweel | 77 | 11 | / |
| Phanwel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanuell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faunuel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanwill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Famwell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Faunuell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fonwelle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Feinwell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vanuel | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vanwil | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phanuel | 62 | 5,425 | / |
| Vanwill | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phanouel | 57 | 4 | / |
| Foinwile | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fahnbühl | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phannuel | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vanvl | 55 | 1 | / |
| Fambl | 55 | 1 | / |
| Fanuilova | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vonwil | 50 | 162 | / |
| Fombel | 50 | 2 | / |
| Fambil | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Fanwel
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