Fowel Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fowel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Fowel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowel occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Fowel reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Fowel is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 48 percent are found, Edo, where 43 percent are found and Borno, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Fowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fowel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fowel Last Name Statistics demography

Fowel earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.12% less than the national average, earning R 44,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowell911,599/
Fowl89197/
Foel8966/
Foiwell831/
Foywell830/
Fowle802,754/
Foell801,101/
Foehl80278/
Fobel80193/
Vowel80144/
Fovel80122/
Fawel8052/
Foyel8030/
Fojel8016/
Fouel807/
Fuwel801/
Fowll800/
Fowhl800/
Vowell733,678/
Fogiel73921/
Foutel73723/
Fawell73671/
Foisel73184/
Fuwell7399/
Fousel7396/
Fobell7368/
Fovell7320/
Foihel7318/
Faouel7317/
Foußel736/
Fawele734/
Foitel733/
Foojel733/
Foggel732/
Fojtel732/
Foucel732/
Fowlet732/
Foyele731/
Foiele731/
Foysel731/
Faweel731/
Fobeal731/
Fhovel731/
Foubel730/
Fowlle730/
Fiel6717,173/
Feil6713,696/
Foul672,734/
Fuel671,834/
Feal671,630/
Fael67451/
Feel67338/
Feyl67316/
Fawl67312/
Fovelle67215/
Fejl6744/
Foissel6738/
Feul6734/
Phowell6730/
Fobl6728/
Vowiell6719/
Foil6715/
Foussel6715/
Foitell6713/
Fouchel678/
Foyl673/
Fouhsel672/
Fuwl671/
Faswele671/
Fowlett671/
Fousell670/
Fowille670/
Foggell670/
Fauwell670/
Voywell670/
Fuswell670/
Fewhell670/
Feuwell670/

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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 Fowel
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