Ouabel Surname

202,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ouabel Surname User-submission:

Ouabel in Arabic: وابل; Arabic word that means 'heavy rain'. It can also describe generosity: if a man is called 'Ouabel وابل', it means that man is generous.

Ouabel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,7751:21,7643,970
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1341:495,69269,430
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ouabel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ouabel in Arabic: وابل; Arabic word that means 'heavy rain'. It can also describe generosity: if a man is called 'Ouabel وابل', it means that man is generous.

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Ouabel Last Name Facts

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

Ouabel occurs most in Algeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ouabel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouabel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 202,948th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,553,167 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ouabel reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 93 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,775 people, or 1 in 21,764. In Algeria Ouabel is mostly concentrated in: Médéa Province, where 33 percent are found, Blida Province, where 32 percent are found and Tissemsilt Province, where 29 percent are found. Aside from Algeria it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 7 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ouable8318/
Oaubel834/
Aoubel832/
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Goabel831/
Gaoubel772/
Houable771/
O'Abell771/
Aobel736/
Oabil731/
Oable731/
Ehouable711/
Eyobel674/
Aiyabel621/
Ijhabel621/
Aobl602/
Oawl601/
Oavl601/
Ujiawele571/
O'Heibel571/
Auawl556/
Oavhl551/
Oaivl551/
Hojjatbil531/
Ahoble50843/
Ujjavl503/
Eyowel502/
Heiobl501/
Ayowel501/
Oyowel501/
Aowell501/
Hoavle501/
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