Ouassel Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ouassel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouassel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1211:319,26930,625
France211:3,162,987209,042
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ouassel (320) may also be a first name.

Ouassel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouassel has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouassel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Ouassel are found; 82 percent are found in North Africa and 82 percent are found in Mahgreb. Ouassel is also the 490,671st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 320 people.

Ouassel is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 319,269. In Algeria Ouassel is mostly concentrated in: Tiaret Province, where 88 percent live, Chlef Province, where 3 percent live and Sétif Province, where 3 percent live. Aside from Algeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oassel9212/
Ouasel928/
Ouassil861,181/
Houasel861/
Ouacel77482/
Ouasil772/
Hoasel770/
O'Hassell753/
Oual73344/
Ouaacel7123/
Ouashil719/
Ouail672,336/
Goual672,313/
Ouale67662/
Ouald67630/
Ouaal67377/
Houal67218/
Hoheusel6711/
Oatel672/
Ouhal671/
Hohaisel671/
Ouaïl671/
Hoatsell670/

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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 Ouassel
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