Jamwel Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jamwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jamwel (14) may also be a first name.

Jamwel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jamwel is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamwel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jamwel is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Jamwel is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Jamwel reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jamwel is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Jamwel is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 50 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Jamwel exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamwele921/
Jamwl911/
Samwel83185,973/
Jambel8326/
Jamuel838/
Janwel833/
Jamwwl831/
Jamwhl831/
Samwell77728/
Samwuel7715/
Jeambel775/
Samweel775/
Samwael773/
Samwwel771/
Janwell771/
Jammuel771/
Jambell771/
Samwl732/
Jeanwell712/
Saimwael712/
Sammwell711/
Samwelll711/
Scamwell710/
Samuel67969,958/
Jambil671,149/
Januel67767/
Zamuel6777/
Zambel6765/
Yambel6745/
Samwil6735/
Yamuel6722/
Jambyl6717/
Sanwel6714/
Jamuil672/
Samwll671/
Yanwel671/
Eanwel671/
Zanwel671/

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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 Jamwel
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