Uwel Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Uwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Uwel (89) may also be a first name.

Uwel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwel is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uwel is the 2,661,929th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Uwel reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 89 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 3,480,242. In Indonesia Uwel is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 66 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 32 percent live and Aceh, where 3 percent live. Other than Indonesia Uwel is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huwel89536/
Uwele89219/
Auwel897/
Ouwel897/
Uwell894/
Euwel890/
Uwl8610/
Hauwel80396/
Heuwel80122/
Uwhele8048/
Huwell8010/
Guwell804/
Huewel803/
Auwell801/
Uewell801/
Euwell801/
Uwelle801/
Ouwell801/
Huwele801/
Owel75632/
Ubel75465/
Uwil7516/
Auwl759/
Iwel755/
Uwlh752/
Uwld751/
Uuwl751/
Uwhl751/
Uhwl751/
Uwwl751/
Uwyl751/
Hauwell733/
Ushwell733/
Huewell732/
Auweale731/
Euswell731/
Gauwell730/
Ausweld730/
Aubel673,167/
Hubel671,812/
Oubel671,149/
Uibel67468/
Howel67454/
Hüwel67448/
Eubel67231/
Ihuel67223/
Hauwelle67174/
Ubell67132/
Hauweele6762/
Owell6747/
Uivel6728/
Jiwel6715/
Huwil6713/
Iwell6710/
Oewel679/
Hiwel678/
Auwil673/
Hauswell673/
Usuel671/
Owiel671/
Uhuel671/
Oeuel671/
Houswell670/

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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 Uwel
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