Cognomen אשל (Eshel 
, אשל ) , all over the world, is quite a rare last name. The family name אשל is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, North Macedonia, where it is a rare surname, and Romania. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Israel, the United States, and Romania. Very seldom, אשל is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Eshel | Israel, Australia, United States, Romania, Philippines |
| אשל | Israel |
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יהושע אשל painter (1900-1966), IL (b. 1900) |
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תמר אשל Israeli politician (1920–2022), IL (b. 1920) |
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אשל בן-יעקב physicist, IL (b. 1952) |
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רות אשל IL (b. 1942) |
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חנן אשל Israeli archaeologist and historian (1958–2010), IL (b. 1958) |
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אמיר אשל Israeli Air Force general, IL (b. 1959) |
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| שרה אשל Israeli writer, IL (b. 1918) |
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אשל ארמוני IL (b. 1959) |
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| חזי אשל Israeli soldier, IL (b. 1931) |
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| נמרוד אשל IL (b. 1925) |
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| יעקב אשל Israeli agronomist and director, IL (b. 1935) |
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ארז אשל IL |
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| אהרון אשל IL (b. 1934) |
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| אילן אשל IL (b. 1936) |
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| יצחק אשל IL (b. 1945) |
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