Bell Forename
46,083rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 15,145 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa
Bell Forename Definition:
A female name. used from the 13th C onwards as a pet-name for Isabel q.v.
Bell Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 8,062 | 1:22,025 | 2,181 |
| United States | 63% | 3,312 | 1:109,462 | 4,718 |
| Australia | - | 474 | 1:28,814 | 1,752 |
| Congo | 54% | 379 | 1:13,217 | 1,560 |
| Philippines | 80% | 243 | 1:436,253 | 15,194 |
| India | 67% | 229 | 1:5,305,144 | 198,818 |
| Canada | 100% | 227 | 1:145,962 | 6,337 |
| Pakistan | 63% | 215 | 1:903,989 | 16,600 |
| Cameroon | 60% | 196 | 1:110,258 | 5,588 |
| China | - | 177 | 1:7,717,829 | 59,428 |
| DR Congo | 52% | 157 | 1:470,240 | 16,785 |
| Brazil | 95% | 136 | 1:1,575,266 | 35,879 |
| Chile | 56% | 134 | 1:131,397 | 2,950 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 93 | 1:112,164 | 5,632 |
| Russia | 79% | 74 | 1:1,949,104 | 13,269 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65% | 57 | 1:143,023 | 12,616 |
| Argentina | 59% | 55 | 1:777,695 | 4,586 |
| Thailand | 51% | 55 | 1:1,273,924 | 42,340 |
| Zimbabwe | 94% | 55 | 1:280,433 | 15,316 |
| England | 67% | 54 | 1:1,029,684 | 16,954 |
| New Zealand | - | 53 | 1:85,586 | 3,840 |
| Malaysia | 67% | 51 | 1:597,058 | 24,614 |
| Ivory Coast | 78% | 45 | 1:512,799 | 18,942 |
| Uganda | 94% | 42 | 1:975,165 | 17,131 |
| Hong Kong | - | 34 | 1:228,021 | 3,365 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 29 | 1:582,830 | 13,221 |
| South Africa | 69% | 28 | 1:1,947,595 | 58,611 |
| Sweden | 81% | 27 | 1:365,108 | 10,445 |
| Iraq | 100% | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| Mexico | 54% | 22 | 1:5,642,928 | 21,540 |
| Lebanon | 93% | 20 | 1:281,379 | 4,944 |
| Zambia | - | 20 | 1:792,740 | 14,411 |
| Indonesia | - | 19 | 1:13,577,035 | 391,716 |
| Peru | 65% | 19 | 1:1,673,234 | 18,385 |
| Singapore | 67% | 19 | 1:330,898 | 9,778 |
| Venezuela | 97% | 17 | 1:1,776,582 | 32,368 |
| Colombia | - | 15 | 1:3,185,262 | 21,696 |
| Denmark | - | 15 | 1:376,633 | 6,579 |
| Ecuador | - | 14 | 1:1,266,208 | 8,855 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 14 | 1:1,697,834 | 48,176 |
| Benin | 100% | 13 | 1:813,526 | 22,290 |
| Afghanistan | 64% | 12 | 1:2,718,626 | 20,989 |
| American Samoa | - | 9 | 1:6,205 | 1,322 |
| Egypt | 100% | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Jamaica | - | 9 | 1:320,359 | 9,892 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| France | - | 8 | 1:8,308,792 | 27,570 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Germany | 84% | 7 | 1:13,811,125 | 41,547 |
| Honduras | - | 7 | 1:1,259,638 | 12,726 |
| South Korea | - | 7 | 1:792,060 | 15,859 |
| Finland | 60% | 6 | 1:913,864 | 8,662 |
| Scotland | 83% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 5 | 1:3,549,369 | 21,516 |
| Qatar | - | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Georgia | 100% | 4 | 1:934,616 | 13,351 |
| Italy | 74% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Nicaragua | 50% | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Spain | - | 4 | 1:11,632,491 | 19,317 |
| Ireland | 89% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Algeria | - | 3 | 1:12,725,573 | 18,455 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Israel | 80% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Niger | 100% | 3 | 1:6,394,665 | 47,369 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Liberia | 50% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Ukraine | 50% | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | 70% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Jordan | 80% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Switzerland | 75% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Wales | 50% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
The alternate forms: Béll (1) are calculated separately.
Bell (603,760) may also be a surname.
Bell Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. used from the 13th C onwards as a pet-name for Isabel q.v.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
BELLA, BELLE. Contractions of Isabel or Isabella, the French Isabelle obviously being party to the act. Belle, however, is also an independent name in its own right and derives from Phoenician, where it means ‘oath of Baal’.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Bell Forename Popularity
Bell Demographics
Bell Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 834 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béll | 92 | 1 | / |
| Belle | 89 | 29,820 | / |
| Buell | 89 | 674 | / |
| Bhell | 89 | 96 | / |
| Biell | 89 | 7 | / |
| Beell | 89 | 5 | / |
| Baell | 89 | 4 | / |
| Boell | 89 | 3 | / |
| Behll | 89 | 2 | / |
| Beull | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bellt | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bellh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Belll | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bellë | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hbell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bel | 86 | 22,778 | / |
| Bll | 86 | 34 | / |
| Beelle | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bellzz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Beullh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bellle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Behell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bill | 75 | 514,478 | / |
| Biel | 75 | 27,164 | / |
| Well | 75 | 2,362 | / |
| Boel | 75 | 2,212 | / |
| Buel | 75 | 924 | / |
| Vell | 75 | 441 | / |
| Belt | 75 | 337 | / |
| Bael | 75 | 267 | / |
| Bhel | 75 | 260 | / |
| Beel | 75 | 163 | / |
| Belh | 75 | 135 | / |
| Behl | 75 | 94 | / |
| Beul | 75 | 90 | / |
| Byll | 75 | 73 | / |
| Uell | 75 | 28 | / |
| Besl | 75 | 25 | / |
| Beld | 75 | 14 | / |
| Blle | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hbel | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bhll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Belp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Åbel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bllh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Belë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bellová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bellova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bellowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begli | 67 | 21,101 | / |
| Bille | 67 | 6,151 | / |
| Bl | 67 | 2,495 | / |
| Waell | 67 | 1,347 | / |
| Bhael | 67 | 280 | / |
| Bhill | 67 | 160 | / |
| Bhoel | 67 | 147 | / |
| Huell | 67 | 76 | / |
| Bylle | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ouell | 67 | 25 | / |
| Billt | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bhiel | 67 | 19 | / |
| Buehl | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bheel | 67 | 12 | / |
| Billl | 67 | 11 | / |
| Biehl | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hbeel | 67 | 9 | / |
| Viell | 67 | 8 | / |
| Billd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Billh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhuel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bioll | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buill | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhyll | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buull | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wiell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beeld | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beelh | 67 | 3 | / |
| We'll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boehl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Billp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beldt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Belzz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bgill | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhesl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bheul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhllp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beltt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bølle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byoll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bijll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bllhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vellt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellÿ | 67 | 1 | / |
| W'ell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uesll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belle-Ah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beehl | 67 | 1 | / |
Bell Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bell in the Russian language | ||
| Белл | bell | - |
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