Sanwel Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sanwel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Sanwel (35) may also be a first name.
Sanwel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanwel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanwel is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sanwel is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sanwel reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanwel is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.
Sanwel is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Sanwel is most frequent in: Benue, where 57 percent live, Lagos, where 29 percent live and Rivers, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanwell | 92 | 122 | / |
| Sanwele | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sanweel | 92 | 3 | / |
| Sanwiel | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanwl | 91 | 2 | / |
| Shanwell | 86 | 10 | / |
| Samwel | 83 | 185,973 | / |
| Sanbel | 83 | 227 | / |
| Sanuel | 83 | 187 | / |
| Sanwil | 83 | 21 | / |
| Janwel | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zanwel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Szajnweld | 80 | 7 | / |
| Scannwell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shanbel | 77 | 2,737 | / |
| Samwell | 77 | 728 | / |
| Samnuel | 77 | 132 | / |
| Sanbell | 77 | 39 | / |
| Samwuel | 77 | 15 | / |
| Zainwel | 77 | 6 | / |
| Samweel | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jsamwel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sanwile | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ssamwel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sanuhel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanbeel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samwwel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janwell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamwel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scanuel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sanwill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shanuel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schannwell | 75 | 15 | / |
| Shainewell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samwl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zanwl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanbl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanvl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sonwl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schanuel | 71 | 357 | / |
| Shamwell | 71 | 99 | / |
| Shamweel | 71 | 16 | / |
| Shenwell | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chanwell | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jeanwell | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schanbel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samwelll | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saynwleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zainwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seinwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanwoile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scannuel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seanuell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Januel | 67 | 767 | / |
| Sambel | 67 | 242 | / |
| Sanbil | 67 | 240 | / |
| Szewel | 67 | 96 | / |
| Sanbhl | 67 | 85 | / |
| Samwil | 67 | 35 | / |
| Zanuel | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sanvle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Šanuel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jamwel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sonwil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xamwel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zanbel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheinwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samwll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scannuell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schonweld | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Sanwel
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