Owel Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Owel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast2341:98,5955,139
Philippines1171:865,28479,885
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Uganda431:907,89040,955
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Owel (323) may also be a first name.

Owel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owel is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 515,938th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Owel are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 488,148th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 323 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 98,595. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Lagunes District, where 56 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 43 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 0 percent live. Besides The Ivory Coast it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Owel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Owel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Owel last name grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Owel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owel last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Owel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $43,160 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owele89527/
Howel89454/
Owell8947/
Oewel899/
Ouwel897/
Oweal892/
Owhel891/
Oweil891/
Oweld891/
Owiel891/
Oywel891/
Owelh891/
Uowel891/
Oel86540/
Owl86381/
Howell80195,786/
Owelle80177/
Owesle8030/
Howeld8020/
Hoewel8013/
Howeel8011/
Howele809/
Howeil802/
Oweill802/
Howesl802/
Ojwele802/
Oswele802/
Howiel801/
Oywele801/
Howelt801/
Ouwell801/
Oweele801/
Owehel801/
O'Well801/
Howeyl800/
Goel7589,373/
Awel7535,521/
Obel755,487/
Howl75710/
Ovel75407/
Ojel75377/
Oyel75334/
Owil75313/
Owle75165/
Ouel75145/
Uwel7553/
Oell753/
Oevl753/
Owlh752/
Owll752/
Owld751/
Ohwl751/
Oiwl751/
Oswl751/
Owwl751/
Oowl751/
Oewl751/
Hoewell7320/
Howouel7317/
Howwell7311/
Howelle736/
Howeltt735/
Howeell734/
Howiell733/
O'Wheel732/
Howeull731/
Howesll731/
Howeldt731/
Howuell731/
Howelll730/
Hoowell730/
Oswelld730/
Awele676,328/
Goyel674,824/
Howle673,203/
Houel672,736/
Oueld672,228/
Awoel671,932/
Hobel671,441/
Ouele671,262/
Oubel671,149/
Hawel671,017/
Gouel67987/
Hoehl67644/
Huwel67536/
Hovel67468/
Hüwel67448/
Aweel67347/
Oyele67319/
Oisel67309/
Obeal67253/
Oggel67232/
Obell67223/
Ojuel67192/
Govel67128/
Awell67107/
Gojel6798/
Goell6796/
Ovell6775/
Owile6770/
Oveal6761/
Hojel6756/
Oysel6756/
Oevel6742/
Ojell6738/
Howil6737/
Ouehl6737/
Ahwel6719/
Ojiel6711/
Oyell6710/
Howll679/
Aouel679/
Awwel679/
Obeel678/
Ovhel677/
Aweil677/
Owled677/
Auwel677/
Hoyel676/
Outel676/
Owail676/
Goiel675/
Owill674/
Oviel674/
Uwell674/
Ouell674/
Ouiel674/
Hoiel674/
Oucel674/
Osuel674/
Awiel674/
Uobel674/
Ovele673/
Oyiel673/
Awael672/
Oujel672/
Ojeel672/
Oeuil672/
Aweal672/
O'Uel671/
O'Bel671/
Oveil671/
Ohvel671/
Howld671/
Ewelh671/
Awelt671/
Obeil671/
Ohwle671/
Ioyel671/
Oovel671/
Ouwle671/
Owild671/
Ojwil671/
Oiwle671/
O'Eal671/
OHeal671/
Yoyel671/
Yoiel671/
Goweł671/
Awgel671/
Ouelh671/
Ouvel671/
Aweul671/
Awhel671/
Owleh671/
Oywle671/
Ohgel671/
Oeiol671/
Oeuel671/
Uouel671/
Osvel670/
Oiell670/
Howlt670/
Owlle670/
Houswell670/
Euwel670/
Oswlt670/
Howesell670/

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