Kwel Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kwel (127) may also be a first name.

Kwel Last Name Facts

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

Kwel is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Kwel is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Kwel are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Kwel is also the 825,494th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 127 people.

The surname Kwel is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,714,911. Other than Poland it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwele892,281/
Kwiel8944/
Kwell8916/
Kweel894/
Kwoel893/
Kwuel893/
Kwelh891/
Kwl865/
Kwelle80259/
Khwele80167/
Khwelh801/
Kwweel801/
Kweelh801/
Kweile801/
Kuel757,851/
Kwil75235/
Gwel7525/
Kwwl752/
Kcwl752/
Qwel752/
Kkwl751/
Cwel751/
Qkwl751/
Kwld751/
Kwhl750/
Kh'weil731/
Khweile731/
Cwele673,589/
Qwele67716/
Kuell67122/
Qweel6739/
Khweilhe6716/
Cwell6712/
Kwill6710/
Gwell678/
Gweel677/
Gwelt674/
Kwail674/
Kwile672/
Kuelt671/
Gwelh671/
Kvehl671/
Cwiel671/
Ghwel671/
Kuelp670/

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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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  • 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 Kwel
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