Fowal Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Fowal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2341:24,0902,722
Yemen301:880,84311,350
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Fowal Last Name Facts

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

Fowal is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fowal is the 921,780th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Fowal reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Levant.

The surname Fowal is most commonly occurring in Lebanon, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 24,090. In Lebanon Fowal is primarily found in: North Governorate, where 95 percent reside, Akkar Governorate, where 3 percent reside and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Beside Lebanon this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 10 percent reside and Jordan, where 2 percent reside.

Fowal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowale914/
Fouwal911/
Fowhall833/
Foewall830/
Fawal801,547/
Foval8046/
Vowal8028/
Fewal801/
Fobal801/
Fawale73980/
Fawail7312/
Fowole7310/
Fovall739/
Fovale734/
Fawall734/
Vhowal731/
Fawaal731/
Fawahl731/
Fawasl731/
Fobeal731/
Fuwaal731/
Fewall730/
Faßwald6766/
Fawasil678/
Fosvald678/
Fouvale678/
Foswold673/

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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 Fowal
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