Ould Surname

23,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ould Surname Definition:

(English) Old [Old English e)ald]

Ould Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7,8381:4,399489
Iran3,2921:23,3242,944
France2,9371:22,6162,631
Algeria1,6101:23,9954,377
Mali1,4841:11,435561
Syria1,0201:18,9231,417
Mauritania9931:4,124491
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
England5151:108,19011,258
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Australia1771:152,51816,101
Spain1731:270,24316,860
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Iraq1361:257,5125,426
Belgium1231:93,46914,437
Yemen951:278,1619,546
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Ivory Coast521:443,67814,663
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Niger361:533,11213,750
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Burkina Faso311:592,0037,564
Wales251:123,7819,267
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
China81:170,915,1968,932
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Monaco71:5,295668
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Ould (12,655) may also be a first name.

Ould Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Old [Old English e)ald]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ould Last Name Facts

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

Ould (Arabic: ولد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﺪ) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ould? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 23,850th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 321,094 people. The surname Ould is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Ould live; 42 percent live in North Africa and 42 percent live in Mahgreb. Ould is also the 52,237th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 12,655 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 7,838 people, or 1 in 4,399. Excluding Morocco Ould occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 15 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Ould Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ould has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ould surname increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 261 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ould Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ould last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ould surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ould earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 169.98% more than the national average, earning R 641,580 per year; in United States they earn 17.08% less than the national average, earning $35,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $48,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gould8997,489/
Oueld892,228/
Hould89951/
Oulds89439/
Ouldt8912/
Old868,887/
Oul861,107/
Uld8632/
Gouldd806/
Houlds801/
Gouldh801/
Ouldsh801/
Ooueld801/
Goulld800/
Gold7573,423/
Olds7511,618/
Auld7511,364/
Oule758,020/
Oğul757,991/
Houl754,191/
Hold753,168/
Guld75976/
Ousl75950/
Goul75743/
Oldt75372/
Huld75247/
Ouel75145/
Ouhl7561/
Ohul7528/
Șold755/
Oeld755/
Oulh755/
Euld754/
Oild753/
Oldz752/
Ulds752/
Outl751/
Ohld751/
Uold751/
Uild751/
Oldh751/
Ojld751/
Osld751/
Oulp751/
Oujl751/
Ueld751/
Uldt751/
Ulld751/
Ujld751/
Uhld751/
Usld751/
Eoul751/
Oult750/
Oull750/
Houseld731/
Houle6729,850/
Ol6716,409/
Ul679,942/
Goold673,501/
Hoult673,348/
Gauld673,260/
Houel672,736/
Holdt671,927/
Holds671,298/
Ouele671,262/
Gouel67987/
Aulds67720/
Ayoul67433/
Ajoul67287/
Oujil67275/
Goldt67256/
Huldt67225/
Outil67147/
Oulle67102/
Holdø6765/
Hoeld6756/
Houll6739/
Ouehl6737/
Houël6731/
Eoule6729/
Hohul6722/
Gouhl6712/
Golld6711/
Aouel679/
Ougli679/
Goeld677/
Goull676/
Outel676/
Hauld675/
Ouell674/
Ouiel674/
Oucel674/
Ojuol674/
Goild673/
Gouël673/
Goldd672/
Ousil672/
Ouial672/
Oujel672/
Ehoul672/
O'Uel671/
Ousle671/
Outlt671/
Ouyal671/
Housl671/
Hoyld671/
Goyld671/
Uldch671/
Houseltd671/
Oulte671/
Oucil671/
Oweld671/
Ullhd671/
Guldt671/
D'Old671/
Ouelh671/
Oiled671/
Oldsh671/
Oulzz671/
Oteld671/
Ulldh671/
Uouel671/
Hoold670/
Heuld670/
Holdz670/
Aueld670/
Euald670/
Olldt670/
Oldts670/
Oolds670/

Ould Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ould in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻟﺪwld88.62
ﻭﻝwl10.34
ﻣﺤﻤﺪmhmd0.34
Ould in the Arabic language
ولدwld-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ould
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