Sawel Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sawel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1531:864,37465,003
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sawel (120) may also be a first name.

Sawel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawel is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,115,011th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Sawel reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sawel is also the 852,104th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 120 people.

The surname Sawel is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 864,374. In Indonesia Sawel is primarily concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.

Sawel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sawel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sawel surname contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawel919,813/
Sawele91297/
Sawell91116/
Seawel9187/
Szawel9186/
Sawiel9162/
Saweel918/
Saywel911/
Siawel911/
Sawgel911/
Sael892,690/
Saywell831,660/
Seawell831,649/
Szawiel83231/
Schawel83110/
Shawell8371/
Sahwell8311/
Sahweil835/
Seaweil832/
Shawele832/
Shaweel832/
Sahawel831/
Sawesil831/
Scawell830/
Sayel8011,457/
Savel802,299/
Sawle801,013/
Sawil80304/
Jawel80221/
Sowel8088/
Zawel8074/
Shael8065/
Saiel8059/
Sauel8052/
Saell8044/
Sajel8036/
Sawyl8030/
Saelh809/
Sawessil7722/
Schawell778/
Shaywell774/
Sowell7312,439/
Shavel732,965/
Savell732,666/
Sajeel73716/
Sautel73686/
Schael73617/
Saviel73383/
Sayell73231/
Saouel73172/
Saggel7387/
Zaweel7383/
Savele7366/
Shajel7348/
Sausel7342/
Saysel7340/
Jaweel7340/
Sauvel7332/
Showel7328/
Saitel7328/
Zawele7328/
Sawile7322/
Souwel7321/
Djawel7321/
Sahgel7320/
Shawle7316/
Sabeil7316/
Sowele7316/
Saveal7313/
Sawail7312/
Shawil7311/
Shayel7311/
Jawele739/
Saavel739/
Szawyl739/
Saevil738/
Sayele737/
Szaweł737/
Seasel735/
Chawel735/
Saveel734/
Jawell734/
Saheil734/
Sayeel733/
Sauell733/
Zawell732/
Satvel732/
Saihel732/
Seatel732/
Sawill731/
Saisel731/
Sahjel731/
Zaweil731/
Saveul731/
Seavel731/
Seawil731/
Seywel731/
Saucel731/
Sahwle731/
Saiele731/
Sabeal731/
Sawilh731/
Saiiel731/
Sajvel731/
Sael'l731/
Siavel731/
Zawiel731/
Shauel730/
Seacel730/
Saywelleh711/
Seal6746,578/
Saul6743,395/
Sail6710,537/
Seel679,341/
Seul672,576/
Sahwail672,309/
Suel672,266/
Showell672,178/
Seil671,858/
Soel67745/
Sawhill67537/
Seyl67534/
Savelle67423/
Saysell67265/
Seiwell67240/
Saveall67178/
Shaviel67132/
Schavel6784/
Shavell6783/
Saycell6773/
Shajeel6770/
Shaevel6768/
Saisell6758/
Shaitel6747/
Zael6738/
Sasveld6737/
Seywell6722/
Sayl6721/
Schaell6720/
Sehweil6717/
Soiwell6715/
Sautell6714/
Sajl679/
Syel677/
Schawelova675/
Saucell674/
Showeel674/
Showeil674/
Shavele673/
Sejl673/
Chauwel673/
Seavell672/
Sajeele671/
Sauvell671/
Ceaweel671/
Giawell671/
Sayeele671/
Siowell671/
Shaveel671/
Soweell671/
Chawell671/
Sheatel671/
Saywleh671/
Sayssel671/
Zawheel671/
Shabeal671/
Shaheil671/
Shawail671/
Sabheel671/
Sausell671/
Sauviel671/
Schowel671/
Djawele671/
Saiseel671/
Shaouel671/
Sauheel671/
Shahjel671/
Giawele671/
Shawill670/
Seawill670/
Shausel670/
Sheasel670/
Seaviel670/
Caweell670/
Sowelle670/
Sasvell670/
Sahvell670/
Scavell670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sawel
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