Nabwel Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nabwel Surname User-submission:

The Nabwel surname means 'near a stagnant pool'. It is mostly found in Turkana, Kenya, Africa.

Nabwel Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3031:152,40912,099
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nabwel (15) may also be a first name.

Nabwel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nabwel surname means 'near a stagnant pool'. It is mostly found in Turkana, Kenya, Africa.

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DNA test information

Nabwel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nabwel is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabwel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nabwel is the 885,573rd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nabwel live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

Nabwel is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 152,409. In Kenya Nabwel is most common in: Turkana County, where 100 percent reside. Other than Kenya Nabwel is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nabwele9216/
Napwel831/
Nabbel831/
Nabuel831/
Nabwile773,660/
Nabbl731/
Nabwille711/
Nabuil674/
Nabbil673/
Nobbel672/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nabwel
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