Idwell Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Idwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Idwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idwell is found most frequently in Niger. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idwell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Idwell reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,199,501. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 94 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hidwell921/
Idwel9130/
Edwell83161/
Idwele832/
Itwell831/
Idweil831/
Udwell830/
Hudwell777/
Eadwell771/
Hedwell771/
Edwelle771/
Hitwell770/
Edwel738/
Idbel731/
Headwell7129/
Haydwell711/
Hithwell710/
Etwell67210/
Idouel6747/
Edwill6715/
Gidwil671/
Edbell671/
Edwelt670/

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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 Idwell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis