Gwell Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gwell (11) may also be a first name.
Gwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwell is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gwell click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwell? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Gwell are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Gwell is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.
It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Gwell is primarily found in: Margibi County, where 33 percent live, Montserrado County, where 33 percent live and Nimba County, where 33 percent live. Besides Liberia Gwell occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and Ethiopia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwelle | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gwel | 89 | 25 | / |
| Kgwelle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guell | 80 | 3,797 | / |
| Gwele | 80 | 2,406 | / |
| Kwell | 80 | 16 | / |
| Cwell | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gwill | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gweel | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gbell | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gwelt | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gwelh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghwel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwl | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kgwele | 73 | 1,151 | / |
| Gwheel | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gwyllt | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ghweil | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cwiell | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gweele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouell | 73 | 0 | / |
| Guel | 67 | 16,892 | / |
| Gbel | 67 | 363 | / |
| Kwel | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ghwl | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwjl | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qwel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwlt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwlp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwlh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgwl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwwl | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwell
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