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
The surname Sanwel occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sanwel live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 35 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 57 percent are found, Lagos, where 29 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.
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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