Kemwel Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kemwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kemwel (38) may also be a first name.

Kemwel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemwel is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemwel? popularity and diffusion

Kemwel is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kemwel reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kemwel is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 38 people.

The surname Kemwel is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and West Region, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemwell921/
Kemuel831,236/
Kimwel834/
Kamwel832/
Kimwele775,379/
Kimwell7723/
Kamwell774/
Keamuel771/
Kembeel770/
Kimweile711/
Keembell710/
Coemwell710/
Kamuel6721/
Kimuel673/
Kamwil671/
Kemuil671/
Kimwil671/
Quemuel62556/
Camwell62202/
Kimuell6225/
Comwell6213/
Chemuel6210/
Quembel621/
Kimwill621/
Kaimuel621/
Kaimbel621/
Kammuel620/
Quimwell571/
Kimbelll570/
Chimwell570/
Kymbl551/
Kömbül50211/
Camuel50132/
Qimuel501/
Qembil501/
Kimbll500/

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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 Kemwel
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