Idwel Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Idwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger291:661,79416,082
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Idwel (12) may also be a first name.

Idwel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Idwel is found most in Niger. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Idwel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idwel live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 661,794. In Niger Idwel is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 52 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 41 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Barring Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idwell9118/
Idwele912/
Idweil911/
Hidwell831/
Edwel808/
Idbel801/
Edwell73161/
Idouel7347/
Gidwil731/
Itwell731/
Edwelt730/
Udwell730/
Hudwell677/
Idvl671/
Edwelle671/
Edweile671/
Hedwell671/
Eadwell671/
Hitwell670/

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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 Idwel
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