Suwel Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Suwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Suwel (71) may also be a first name.

Suwel Last Name Facts

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

Suwel (Marathi: सुवेल) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suwel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Suwel live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Suwel is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 71 people.

Suwel is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suwele9152/
Suwell9124/
Souwel9121/
Shuwel914/
Seuwel911/
Suhweil8387/
Sauwael8352/
Suswell8341/
Suhwiel838/
Shuweil831/
Suwelle831/
Suewell831/
Juwel8013,957/
Subel801,027/
Sowel8088/
Zuwel8012/
Suwil8011/
Cuwel801/
Susswell774/
Shuweile771/
Sowell7312,439/
Cauwel73421/
Suwail73300/
Shubel73107/
Saubel7394/
Szubel7354/
Soubel7338/
Seubel7332/
Showel7328/
Juwell7326/
Suwile7321/
Shiwel7314/
Zouwel736/
Juiwel734/
Juweel732/
Suewll731/
Cuiwel731/
Zuwell731/
Suwleh731/
Suibel731/
Suwill731/
Cuwell731/
Shuwil731/
Couwel731/
Su'wil731/
Souhwl730/
Souweileh712/
Soushwell711/
Showell672,178/
Shoubel67630/
Sowl67323/
Shaubel6784/
Suhwail6717/
Couwell6710/
Shuwile678/
Showeel674/
Chauwel673/
Djouwel673/
Suwailh672/
Subl671/
Shuwlet671/
Ceuwell671/
Sciwell671/
Soewell671/
Shubeel671/
Soweell671/
Juwl671/
Schowel671/
Suwaile671/
Shuwail671/
Cuwl671/
Cauwell670/
Soubell670/
Suibell670/

Suwel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suwel in the Marathi language
सुवेलsuvela-

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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
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  • 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 Suwel
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