Osmail Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Osmail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osmail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6781:68,1126,503
Somalia4901:27,4531,466
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Osmail (2,196) may also be a first name.

Osmail Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osmail (Arabic: اوسماعيل) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Osmail click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osmail? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 317,867th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,186,372 people. Osmail is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Osmail are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 159,790th most widespread first name globally, borne by 2,196 people.

The surname Osmail is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 678 people, or 1 in 68,112. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Mandera County, where 100 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 0 percent are found and Wajir County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya Osmail exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 42 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Osmail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Osmail surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ousmail9251/
Osmaiel921/
Osmaile921/
Oismail921/
Hosmail921/
Omail9111/
Osmal916/
Ousmaile864/
Ousmaail861/
Esmail83116,417/
Asmail832,907/
Usmail831,790/
Osmael831,618/
Ousmal83390/
Homail8314/
Omaile837/
Gomail834/
Omatil833/
Osmale833/
Oumail832/
Ommail831/
Èsmail831/
Osmaal831/
Osmmal831/
Omasil831/
Osmalt830/
Osmald830/
Omal802,969/
Esmaiel773,673/
Esmayil77891/
Ousmaal77516/
Esmaail77481/
Esmaill77326/
Asmaail77251/
Essmail77200/
Asmajil7762/
Omachil7744/
Ousmael7740/
Omaille7725/
Asmaiel7718/
Esmaial7713/
Hesmail7713/
Eesmail7711/
Usmayil778/
Uismail778/
Asmaile778/
Hasmail776/
Eshmail775/
Asmaial774/
Ousmale774/
Usmaile774/
Esmaiyl774/
Asmayil773/
Housmal772/
Esmaiil772/
Assmail772/
Asmasil772/
Hotmail772/
Ousmaãl771/
Ousmaïl771/
Omayile771/
Osmetil771/
O'Maill771/
O'Small771/
Usmaiel771/
Homaile770/
Omale7341,092/
Asmal733,796/
Omiel73453/
Omile73310/
Gomal73303/
Amail73291/
Ommal73264/
Homal73106/
Esmal7341/
Omeal7335/
Usmal7335/
Omall7335/
Omgal7315/
Oumal739/
Otmal737/
Oimal734/
Omeil733/
Omaal732/
Omaul732/
Ozmal731/
Omhal731/
Oomal731/
Omael731/
Omald730/
O'Maille7135/
Osmalova717/
Asmaileh714/
Eesmayil713/
Asmahail712/
Eesmaiel711/
Eshmaiil711/
Ousmayel711/
Asmahial711/
Asmaille711/
Ousmeall711/
Heshmail711/
Esmayiel711/
Asmaihal711/
Hamail675,271/
Asmayl672,521/
Usmael672,097/
Asmaul671,021/
Esmeil67697/
Asmael67519/
Asmall67351/
Esmeal67290/
Omoile67274/
Gamail67273/
Omujal67235/
Oumale67215/
Outmal67204/
Oumiel67171/
Asmeil67153/
Asmuil67138/
Omalle67111/
Omeile6787/
Goumal6783/
Asmiel6763/
Ajmail6755/
Asmile6748/
Gusmal6741/
Esmoil6736/
Omitel6729/
Oymael6724/
Homale6723/
Asmaal6723/
Amaile6722/
Houmal6722/
Ashmal6721/
Hasmal6719/
Gomall6718/
Asmale6717/
Homeal6716/
Omiyal6715/
Omaale6713/
O'meal6710/
Gomiel6710/
Ommale679/
Amasil679/
Usmile679/
O'Miel678/
Esmall676/
Usmailova675/
Hoimal675/
Oommal674/
Eshmal674/
Othmal674/
Oummal674/
Omicil673/
Omaule673/
Asmeal673/
Osmele672/
Omeill672/
Amaial672/
Asmailova672/
Eumail672/
Amhail672/
Esmaïl672/
Omišel672/
Omhall672/
Goimal671/
Gommal671/
Gomoil671/
Amaiel671/
Ausmal671/
Asmahl671/
Asmalt671/
Asmhil671/
Usmmal671/
Hommal671/
Oomale671/
Omayel671/
Hozmal671/
Omyiel671/
Ozmailova671/
Oumhil671/
Oimale671/
Oimall671/
Esmhil671/
Esmáil671/
Esmaal671/
Amacil671/
Amaail671/
Atmail671/
Azmail671/
Omijle671/
Usmeal671/
Usmale671/
Omijil671/
Omagli671/
Omecil671/
Aasmal671/
Gomayl671/

Osmail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osmail in the Arabic language
اوسماعيلawsmayl-

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Footnotes

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