Ouwel Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ouwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ouwel Last Name Facts

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

Ouwel occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouwel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Ouwel are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

It is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger it is primarily found in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouwell911/
Owel89632/
Uwel8953/
Ouewele831/
Oubel801,149/
Huwel80536/
Owele80527/
Howel80454/
Uwele80219/
Ojuel80192/
Owell8047/
Oewel809/
Auwel807/
Uwell804/
Osuel804/
Oweal802/
Owhel801/
Oweil801/
Owiel801/
Oywel801/
Owelh801/
Oeuel801/
Uowel801/
Euwel800/
Houswell770/
Owl75381/
Uwl7510/
Howell73195,786/
Hauwel73396/
Owelle73177/
Heuwel73122/
Uwhele7348/
Hoewel7313/
Howeel7311/
Huwell7310/
Howele739/
Eyouel735/
Guwell734/
Huewel733/
Howeil732/
Oweill732/
Eyowel732/
Hosuel732/
Ojwele732/
Euwell731/
Hoeuel731/
Howiel731/
Auwell731/
Uwelle731/
Oywele731/
Oyowel731/
Ayowel731/
Oweele731/
Owehel731/
O'Well731/
Ajouel731/
Oubell731/
Oshuel731/
Huwele731/
Asouel731/
Howeyl730/
Awel6735,521/
Obel675,487/
Howl67710/
Ubel67465/
Owil67313/
Assouel67138/
Athouel6743/
Hoewell6720/
Oyewele6719/
Howouel6717/
Uwil6716/
Ayowele6715/
Howwell6711/
Auwl679/
Howelle676/
Howeell674/
Oyawele674/
Howiell673/
Hauwell673/
Ushwell673/
Oevl673/
O'Wheel672/
Owlh672/
Oyowele672/
Achouel672/
Owll672/
Uwlh672/
Owld671/
Ohwl671/
Howeull671/
Euswell671/
Howuell671/
Ossouel671/
Auweale671/
Eyouelt671/
Oiwl671/
Oswl671/
Owwl671/
Ouvl671/
Oowl671/
Oewl671/
Uhwl671/
Uwhl671/
Uuwl671/
Uwld671/
Uwwl671/
Uwyl671/
Howelll670/
Ausweld670/
Hoowell670/
Gauwell670/
Oswelld670/

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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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  • 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 Ouwel
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