Norwel Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Norwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Norwel (689) may also be a first name.

Norwel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Norwel occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Norwel.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Norwel is the 6,063,924th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Norwel occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Norwel are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Norwel is also the 315,065th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 689 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Norwel is most common in: Oyo, where 60 percent reside and Lagos, where 40 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norwell92623/
Norwil8337/
Norbel8315/
Noruel831/
Nurwel831/
Narwele7753/
Norbell7711/
Norwill776/
Narweel771/
Noruell771/
Norwile770/
Nerwell770/
Narhwele712/
Norwille711/
Narbel67238/
Nurbel67226/
Nörbel6718/
Nuruel675/
Naruel671/
Norbil671/
Norvll671/
Nourvle627/
Narwill621/
Nervl551/
Narvle502/
Narbil502/
Nurbil501/
Nervll500/

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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 Norwel
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