Greenwel Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Greenwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greenwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Greenwel (31) may also be a first name.

Greenwel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greenwel is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenwel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Greenwel is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Greenwel are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname Greenwel is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Greenwel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greenwel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greenwel surname decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greenwel Last Name Statistics demography

Greenwel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

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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 Greenwel
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