Wewal Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wewal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Wewal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wewal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wewal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺍﻝ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wewal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Wewal reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Mauritania Wewal is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiewal | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wewale | 91 | 1 | / |
| Whewall | 83 | 91 | / |
| Wiewall | 83 | 34 | / |
| Weiwald | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weswale | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weiwall | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wewhall | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weswall | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wawal | 80 | 24 | / |
| Wywal | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wowal | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wiwal | 80 | 5 | / |
| Weval | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vewal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheawall | 77 | 144 | / |
| Wheewall | 77 | 29 | / |
| Weiswall | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wheewale | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wheywall | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whawal | 73 | 24 | / |
| Bewall | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wahwal | 73 | 19 | / |
| Waywal | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wevhal | 73 | 9 | / |
| Weival | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uewald | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wawwal | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wawall | 73 | 2 | / |
| Viwwal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyual | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wevale | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheval | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bewail | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weball | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wiswal | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wevall | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weichwald | 71 | 85 | / |
| Waywale | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waiwale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wahawal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whowall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wishwal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weaveil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuewall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiwald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weswold | 67 | 0 | / |
Wewal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wewal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻭﺍﻝ | wwal | - |
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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 Wewal
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