Owasil Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Owasil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Owasil Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius991:13,0652,790
England211:2,653,24194,788

Owasil (16) may also be a first name.

Owasil Last Name Facts

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

Owasil is found in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owasil? popularity and diffusion

Owasil is the 1,658,108th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. Owasil is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Owasil are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. Owasil is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent forename internationally, held by 16 people.

This last name is most common in Mauritius, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 13,065. In Mauritius it is mostly found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 97 percent reside, Flacq District, where 1 percent reside and Port Louis District, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Mauritius this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oswasil921/
Obasil8327/
Awasil832/
Hawasil773/
Howasell710/
Howaishel67154/
Howesl672/
Abasil672/
Ewasel671/
Huwayshil671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Owasil
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