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 occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwel? popularity and diffusion

Uwel is the 2,661,929th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Uwel are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,011,231st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 89 people.

The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 3,480,242. In Indonesia Uwel is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 66 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 32 percent live and Aceh, where 3 percent live. Other than Indonesia Uwel exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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
  • 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 Uwel
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