Yowel Surname

395,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Yowel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yowel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6411:82,5928,443
Indonesia1521:870,06065,341
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Yowel (2,248) may also be a first name.

Yowel Last Name Facts

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

Yowel is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yowel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yowel is the 395,536th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,169,895 people. Yowel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Yowel live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 157,558th most numerous given name on earth, held by 2,248 people.

The last name Yowel is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 82,592. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 43 percent live, Geita Region, where 32 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Yowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yowel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yowel Last Name Statistics demography

Yowel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yowell913,620/
Yowele9117/
Hyowell830/
Jowel804,813/
Youel80538/
Yovel8096/
Yawel8012/
Yoeul804/
Yowle803/
Yoeel802/
Yoiel801/
Yoyel801/
Yoeal800/
Youell731,248/
Jowell73565/
Yawele73112/
Yeoell7376/
Jowele7317/
Yovell736/
Yowile735/
Yovele734/
Youele732/
Yawell731/
Yoyele731/
Youhel731/
Jowiel731/
Eowell731/
Yosvel730/
Iowell730/
Yowill730/
Joel67161,330/
Iyel6754/
Yoyl6754/
Yeal6729/
Yahwell672/
Youelle672/
Yyel672/
Jiowele671/
Heouwel671/
Yowaile671/
Yovelle671/
Yaouele671/
Hjowell670/

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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 Yowel
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