Fanwell Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Fanwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Fanwell (10,486) may also be a first name.

Fanwell Last Name Facts

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

Fanwell occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fanwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fanwell is the 849,693rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Fanwell reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Fanwell is also the 59,372nd most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 10,486 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Fanwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fanwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fanwell Last Name Statistics demography

Fanwell earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahnwell930/
Fanwel923/
Vanwell86194/
Fanwele861/
Fanuell861/
Fanwill860/
Famwell860/
Fonwelle800/
Feinwell800/
Faunuell800/
Fanuel7719,505/
Vanwel7714/
Fanbel770/
Fannuel71161/
Vanwiel7120/
Vanweel7111/
Faunuel711/
Phanwel711/
Vanwill711/
Vanuel6215/
Vanwil620/
Phanuel575,425/
Vonwill5710/
Fombell575/
Vonwyll571/
Phanouel534/
Foinwile531/
Fahnbühl531/
Phannuel531/
Fanuilova501/
Vanvl501/
Fambl501/

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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 Fanwell
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