Walwel Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Jordan

Walwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Walwel Last Name Facts

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

Walwel is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walwel? popularity and diffusion

Walwel is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Walwel reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Walwel is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Walwel is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 50 percent live and Manyara Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Walwel occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 25 percent live and South Sudan, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walweel9220/
Walwell920/
Walwil8313/
Walwyl833/
Walwile7716/
Balwell778/
Wailbel771/
Walweelová751/
Wallwild713/
Weilweil711/
Vallwell710/
Ballwell710/
Baluel6723/
Balbel6710/
Wailbl671/
Bahlwl671/
Bolwell621,459/
Wallbil621/
Vallbel620/
Wohlwill5726/
Ballbeel577/
Bollwell570/
Wolbl554/
Balbl552/
Bolbel50155/
Baluil502/
Balbil501/
Valvle501/
Volbel500/

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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 Walwel
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