Tarwel Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tarwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Tarwel (25) may also be a first name.

Tarwel Last Name Facts

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

Tarwel is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarwel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tarwel is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tarwel live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 25 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 275,533. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 50 percent are found, Bomi County, where 44 percent are found and Sinoe County, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Liberia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarwell928/
Tarweel921/
Tarzwell86392/
Terwel83468/
Torwel8390/
Tarbel8334/
Taruel832/
Tarwil832/
Tarbell772,101/
Terwiel77468/
Tarwleh7721/
Terweel7715/
Terwell778/
Torwele776/
Tarruel775/
Toirwel771/
Tarouel771/
Torwell770/
Tarruell7138/
Torwelle7131/
Thorwell7112/
Terwiehl712/
Tarwille711/
Therwell711/
Teruel6719,427/
Tarbil6752/
Torbel6738/
Terwil6714/
Toruel671/
Tarwoyleh671/
Téruel671/
Tarbill62207/
Terruel62132/
Torbell6219/
Tourbel627/
Teruell623/
Theruel622/
Thorbell571/
Tervl550/
Thorwhill531/
Torblå5036/
Torbil5010/
Torbøl507/
Torvle500/

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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 Tarwel
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