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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yowel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 395,536th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,169,895 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Yowel are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Yowel is also the 157,558th most frequent first name on earth, held by 2,248 people.

Yowel is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 82,592. In Tanzania Yowel is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 43 percent reside, Geita Region, where 32 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Yowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yowel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yowel surname decreased 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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