Gbwel Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gbwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gbwel Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
France31:22,140,907385,998

Gbwel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gbwel is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbwel? popularity and diffusion

Gbwel is the 3,141,416th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gbwel live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Gbwel is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: East Region, where 94 percent live, Littoral Region, where 3 percent live and South Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbwele912/
Ngbwel911/
Gbwl892/
Gbwlt801/
Ghbwl801/
Gbouel731/
Gwvl672/
Gvwl671/
Gwbl671/
Qubel6023/
Gwwvl601/
Qubell551/
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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 Gbwel
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