Oewel Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Oewel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oewel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Oewel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oewel occurs most in Brazil. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oewel? popularity and diffusion

Oewel is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Oewel are found; 56 percent are found in South America and 56 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Oewel is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 60 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 20 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent are found.

Oewel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oewel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oewel surname contracted 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oewel Last Name Statistics demography

Oewel earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 181.49% more than the national average, earning $121,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoewel9113/
Ewel89738/
Owel89632/
Oewl891/
Hoewell8320/
Ewell806,623/
Howel80454/
Hewel80327/
Owell8047/
Ouwel807/
Oywel801/
Owiel801/
Eweel801/
Aewel801/
Oeuel801/
Ehwel801/
Ewiel800/
Euwel800/
O'Hewell771/
Owl75381/
Ewl754/
Howell73195,786/
Hewell731,097/
Heuwel73122/
Oebell7314/
Eiwell7311/
Howeel7311/
Ewuell7310/
Hoewll736/
Ehawel735/
Ayewel734/
Eawell733/
Huewel733/
Eyowel732/
Ojwele732/
Aewell732/
Hoeuel731/
Oywele731/
Howiel731/
Geawel731/
Oyowel731/
Ehwell731/
Euwell731/
Ayowel731/
Ouwell731/
Owehel731/
Ejwele731/
Hiewel730/
Iewell730/
Ewelll730/
Oewill730/
Howl67710/
Owil67313/
Uwel6753/
Ewil6743/
Ohiwele6732/
Hoebell6713/
Howwell6711/
Eiwl6710/
Howeell674/
Eewl673/
Howiell673/
Oevl673/
Aewl672/
Owll672/
Ewll672/
Owlh672/
Ewyl672/
Ohwl671/
Euswell671/
Haewell671/
Ehiawel671/
Howuell671/
Ejwl671/
Oiwl671/
Owwl671/
Oowl671/
Eawl671/
Eevl671/
Eewweel671/
Hoowell670/
Hewl670/
Heawell670/
Yewl670/
Howelll670/

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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 Oewel
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