Swahel Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Swahel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swahel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Swahel (9) may also be a first name.

Swahel Last Name Facts

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

Swahel (Hindi: स्वहेल, Marathi: वहेल) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Swahel.

How Common Is The Last Name Swahel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Swahel is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Swahel reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 80 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 9 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwahel921/
Swael911/
Svahel8311/
Swahil8310/
Swaelh831/
Shuahel7726/
Shvahel774/
Schwael771/
Suael732/
Svael731/
Swoel731/
Shuahele711/
Szwajgiel6717/
Swehil671/
Svahil671/
Shueel671/
Schwaetel671/
Schwaelle670/
Swoeld670/
Suaell670/
Souhael626/
Suhaeel621/
Chwaele621/
Swalowa620/
Svahlova572/
Schwoell570/
Suail5538/
Sueil551/
Sueel551/
Shuauhail531/
Chuhahele531/
Shuail50417/
Suaile505/
Shuoil501/
Sueail501/

Swahel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swahel in the Hindi language
स्वहेलsvahela-
Swahel in the Marathi language
वहेलvahela-

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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 Swahel
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