Abell Forename

218,980th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,293 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Abell Forename Definition:

A male name. the 2nd s. of Adam and Eve; the meaning of the name is obscure. It was a favourite christian name in the 13th C and gave rise to various surnames, such as Abel, Abell, Abelson, Able, and Nabb ,Nabbs (from the nickname Nab, cf.

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Abell Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi
100%
4871:35,1382,639
United States
100%
1401:2,589,55039,743
Uganda
99%
 
1351:303,3858,754
Nicaragua
100%
581:103,7643,561
Philippines
96%
 
481:2,208,53147,969
Romania-461:435,91312,253
Brazil
100%
461:4,657,30874,565
Zimbabwe
100%
401:385,59519,040
Malaysia
100%
381:801,31430,264
Chile
 
67%
351:503,0636,098
Nigeria
99%
 
291:6,122,90983,805
South Africa
94%
 
281:1,947,59558,611
Zambia-271:587,21512,545
DR Congo
100%
211:3,515,60073,131
Indonesia-151:17,197,578460,669
Liberia
75%
 
121:367,67210,977
Tanzania
100%
111:4,798,93827,236
Kenya
 
13%
111:4,209,73724,377
Venezuela
100%
61:5,033,64967,876
Cameroon
100%
51:4,322,10163,776
India
75%
 
41:303,719,4932,628,057
Russia
50%
 
41:36,058,42683,389
Ethiopia-41:24,390,03319,296
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Lesotho
100%
31:679,99929,822
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Papua New Guinea
50%
 
21:4,076,157155,819
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
England-11:55,602,921189,715
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
France-11:66,470,34085,030
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810

Abell (12,856) may also be a surname.

Abell Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. the 2nd s. of Adam and Eve; the meaning of the name is obscure. It was a favourite christian name in the 13th C and gave rise to various surnames, such as Abel, Abell, Abelson, Able, and Nabb ,Nabbs (from the nickname Nab, cf. Abel in Jonson’s The Alchemist, who is called Nab), Ablet , Ablett from the diminutive Abel-ot. It had some revival in the 17th C. It is still in use in France.

Abel Curia Regis Rolls 1205-6, 1207-9, Hundred Rolls 1273. Abelot Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Abell Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abelle91631/
Asbell9125/
Gabell9114/
Aibell9111/
Habell919/
Aybell915/
Aabell915/
Abiell912/
Eabell911/
Aubell911/
Ahbell911/
Aebell911/
Abel891,105,771/
Abll894/
Ashbell8352/
Aibelle8335/
Aisbell8310/
Hasbell835/
Aubelle834/
Haibell834/
Habelle834/
Gaybell833/
Haybell833/
Aybelle832/
Aabelle832/
Habaell831/
Asbelle831/
Ahbelle831/
Habiell831/
Habel8011,721/
Abiel807,236/
Asbel802,826/
Gabel80482/
Abuel80223/
Abeel80180/
Aboel80123/
Aibel80114/
Aabel8065/
Aybel8062/
Aubel8043/
Ebell8036/
Abeul8036/
Obell8028/
Abill8027/
Abelh8023/
Ahbel8019/
Abelt8019/
Aebel8014/
Abael8012/
Abeld8011/
Atbel807/
Ablle807/
Eabel806/
Abelp801/
Ajbel801/
Áabel801/
Aihbelle774/
Haibelle773/
Haybelle772/
Ashbelle772/
Aibellle771/
Aithbell771/
Yabbelly771/
Abl75895/
Habeel73233/
Ashbel73231/
Habill73104/
Aiwell7396/
Obelle7381/
Habiel7370/
Aisbel7363/
Haibel7337/
Hasbel7323/
Haybel7319/
Ausbel7315/
Abeelh7314/
Osbell7313/
Asbill7311/
Gaibel7311/
Aysbel7310/
Abille739/
Hatbel738/
Eubell737/
Hebell736/
Abehel736/
Gabeel735/
Gaabel735/
Gaybel735/
Asbeel735/
Aivell734/
Asbelt734/
Aywell733/
Gobell733/
Aubiel732/
Aibhel732/
Aibiel732/
Eawell732/
Eabele732/
Habuel732/
Habelp732/
Eybell732/
Achbel732/
Aabeel732/
Abegli732/
Aubeld732/
Haabel731/
Hajbel731/
Habael731/
Habeld731/
Habelt731/
Gaubel731/
Gabyll731/
Eabeel731/
Eaubel731/
Eavell731/
Ebuell731/
Asbeld731/
Athbel731/
Assbel731/
Atbeel731/
Aubeel731/
Aubill731/
Auwell731/
Aybeel731/
Aybiel731/
Abioll731/
Abuull731/
Aaybel731/
Aabeul731/
Aabill731/
Ampell731/
Aibeel731/
Aibele731/
Ahabel731/
Ahsbel731/
Ahubel731/
Oybell731/
Heabel731/
Aybele731/
Able679,868/
Abil675,954/
Ebel673,897/
Obel671,546/
Ábel67515/
Abyl67414/
Habl67102/
Ashbeel6741/
Gabl6710/
Haibele679/
Abül678/
Asswell678/
Haywell677/
Haisbel676/
Haysbel676/
Aabl676/
Eisbell675/
Eysbell674/
Abhl674/
Awll673/
Abld673/
Aajjbel673/
Eabl673/
Aubl673/
Ablh672/
Ahabael672/
Aibille672/
Aibl672/
Aivelle672/
Abèl672/
Abél672/
Habille672/
Asbl672/
Ablp672/
Ajbl672/
Hasbeel671/
Hasbeld671/
Gaybill671/
Ashbill671/
Asbelth671/
Asbille671/
Ashuell671/
Annpell671/
D'Eaubelle671/
Eybelle671/
Abiglil671/
Abiëlle671/
Osbelle671/
Heybell671/
Hobelle671/
Haybele671/
Haybill671/
Hayvell671/
Obll671/
Haabiel671/
Hampell671/
Hebeell671/
Habeelh671/
Ablt671/
Abu Ull671/
Apbl671/

Abell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abell in the Russian language
Абеллabell-

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