Namwel Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Namwel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Namwel (17) may also be a first name.
Namwel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwel occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Namwel.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Namwel is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Namwel live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Namwel is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 33 percent live.
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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 Namwel
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