Family name اسل (اسل 
, Essel 
, Essl 
) , across the world, is a common surname. The cognomen اسل is characteristic of Ghana, where it is quite a common surname, Guam, and Austria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Ghana, Austria, and Germany. Much less frequently, اسل is the forename as well as the last name.