Rodwel Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Rodwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rodwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Rodwel (725) may also be a first name.

Rodwel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rodwel occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodwel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,108,016th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rodwel are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rodwel is also the 306,386th most common first name globally It is held by 725 people.

The surname Rodwel is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Other than Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Georgia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rodwell927,361/
Roddwell8612/
Rhodwell869/
Rodweele860/
Radwel835/
Roduel831/
Radwell77419/
Rodbell77227/
Redwell7781/
Rodwill7735/
Rudwell7729/
Rotwell7711/
Rothwel777/
Rodueld771/
Rothwell7118,307/
Rootwelt717/
Rothwelt712/
Rothwiel711/
Rottwell711/
Reedwell710/
Routwell710/
Radbel6737/
Raduel6729/
Radwil676/
Ruduel674/
Rothwelll671/
Rotuel671/
Routhwell670/

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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 Rodwel
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