Taweel Surname
Approximately 3,742 people bear this surname
Taweel Surname User-submission:
Taweel, Tawil, Tahuil, and Tauil are all phonetic interpretations of the Arabic last name طويل, which means 'tall' in Arabic. For some, Al is added at the beginning to mean 'the' in Arabic, written الطويل. As Arab migrants moved to Latin American countries, their last names were sounded out and written as they were heard in an attempt to switch the names from the Arabic alphabet to Latin, leading to many people within the same family having different spellings of the same last name.
Read More About This SurnameTaweel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,789 | 1:17,248 | 2,391 |
| Egypt | 1,007 | 1:91,297 | 7,912 |
| Iraq | 372 | 1:94,144 | 2,903 |
| United States | 206 | 1:1,759,509 | 115,901 |
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| United Arab Emirates | 85 | 1:107,791 | 9,280 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Jordan | 27 | 1:327,498 | 11,460 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Taweel (241) may also be a first name.
Taweel Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Taweel, Tawil, Tahuil, and Tauil are all phonetic interpretations of the Arabic last name طويل, which means 'tall' in Arabic. For some, Al is added at the beginning to mean 'the' in Arabic, written الطويل. As Arab migrants moved to Latin American countries, their last names were sounded out and written as they were heard in an attempt to switch the names from the Arabic alphabet to Latin, leading to many people within the same family having different spellings of the same last name.
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Taweel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taweel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taweel occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Taweel.
How Common Is The Last Name Taweel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 122,248th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,947,500 people. Taweel occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Taweel live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 575,894th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 241 people.
The last name is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 1,789 people, or 1 in 17,248. Excluding Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 27 percent live and Iraq, where 10 percent live.
Taweel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Taweel last name is primarily Armenian Apostolic (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Taweel are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Taweel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $45,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $56,317 CAD per year.
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