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

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
8,0621:22,0252,181
United States
 
63%
3,3121:109,4624,718
Australia-4741:28,8141,752
Congo
 
54%
3791:13,2171,560
Philippines
80%
 
2431:436,25315,194
India
 
67%
2291:5,305,144198,818
Canada
100%
2271:145,9626,337
Pakistan
 
63%
2151:903,98916,600
Cameroon
60%
 
1961:110,2585,588
China-1771:7,717,82959,428
DR Congo
52%
 
1571:470,24016,785
Brazil
 
95%
1361:1,575,26635,879
Chile
 
56%
1341:131,3972,950
Dominican Republic-931:112,1645,632
Russia
 
79%
741:1,949,10413,269
Papua New Guinea
65%
 
571:143,02312,616
Argentina
 
59%
551:777,6954,586
Thailand
51%
 
551:1,273,92442,340
Zimbabwe
94%
 
551:280,43315,316
England
 
67%
541:1,029,68416,954
New Zealand-531:85,5863,840
Malaysia
67%
 
511:597,05824,614
Ivory Coast
78%
 
451:512,79918,942
Uganda
94%
 
421:975,16517,131
Hong Kong-341:228,0213,365
Netherlands
100%
291:582,83013,221
South Africa
69%
 
281:1,947,59558,611
Sweden
 
81%
271:365,10810,445
Iraq
100%
241:1,459,07710,051
Mexico
 
54%
221:5,642,92821,540
Lebanon
93%
 
201:281,3794,944
Zambia-201:792,74014,411
Indonesia-191:13,577,035391,716
Peru
65%
 
191:1,673,23418,385
Singapore
 
67%
191:330,8989,778
Venezuela
 
97%
171:1,776,58232,368
Colombia-151:3,185,26221,696
Denmark-151:376,6336,579
Ecuador-141:1,266,2088,855
Taiwan
100%
141:1,697,83448,176
Benin
100%
131:813,52622,290
Afghanistan
 
64%
121:2,718,62620,989
American Samoa-91:6,2051,322
Egypt
100%
91:10,211,21621,716
Ghana-91:2,998,4685,965
Jamaica-91:320,3599,892
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
France-81:8,308,79227,570
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
Germany
 
84%
71:13,811,12541,547
Honduras-71:1,259,63812,726
South Korea-71:792,06015,859
Finland
60%
 
61:913,8648,662
Scotland
 
83%
61:891,7289,103
Kazakhstan
100%
51:3,549,36921,516
Qatar-51:473,92138,106
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Georgia
100%
41:934,61613,351
Italy
 
74%
41:15,265,52238,916
Japan-41:31,996,51455,536
Macau-41:152,052991
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Nicaragua
50%
 
41:1,504,58416,652
Spain-41:11,632,49119,317
Ireland
 
89%
31:1,547,8407,573
Algeria-31:12,725,57318,455
Belarus
100%
31:3,160,79512,102
Cambodia
100%
31:5,424,44341,412
Israel
80%
 
31:2,800,97324,529
Niger
100%
31:6,394,66547,369
Vietnam-31:30,874,3715,995
Armenia
100%
21:1,459,37610,220
Kenya
100%
21:23,153,55556,680
Liberia
50%
 
21:2,206,03027,695
Mauritania
100%
21:2,047,62019,390
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Ukraine
50%
 
21:22,749,95422,291
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Yemen-21:13,148,37610,677
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Czechia
 
70%
11:10,656,16211,509
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Gabon
100%
11:1,883,3364,538
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Jordan
80%
 
11:8,826,77411,126
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Switzerland
75%
 
11:8,213,49636,387
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Wales
50%
 
11:3,094,30916,222

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

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Béll921/
Belle8929,820/
Buell89674/
Bhell8996/
Biell897/
Beell895/
Baell894/
Boell893/
Behll892/
Beull892/
Bellt892/
Bellh891/
Belll891/
Bellë891/
Hbell891/
Bel8622,778/
Bll8634/
Beelle803/
Bellzz802/
Beullh802/
Bellle801/
Behell801/
Bill75514,478/
Biel7527,164/
Well752,362/
Boel752,212/
Buel75924/
Vell75441/
Belt75337/
Bael75267/
Bhel75260/
Beel75163/
Belh75135/
Behl7594/
Beul7590/
Byll7573/
Uell7528/
Besl7525/
Beld7514/
Blle7512/
Hbel759/
Bhll751/
Belp751/
Blll751/
Åbel751/
Bllh751/
Belë751/
Bellová732/
Bellova731/
Bellowa731/
Begli6721,101/
Bille676,151/
Bl672,495/
Waell671,347/
Bhael67280/
Bhill67160/
Bhoel67147/
Huell6776/
Bylle6742/
Ouell6725/
Billt6721/
Bhiel6719/
Buehl6714/
Bheel6712/
Billl6711/
Biehl6711/
Hbeel679/
Viell678/
Billd676/
Billh676/
Bhuel675/
Bioll675/
Buill675/
Bhyll674/
Buull674/
Weell674/
Wiell674/
Beeld674/
Beelh673/
We'll673/
Boehl673/
Billp673/
Voell672/
Beldt672/
Belzz672/
Bgill672/
Bhesl671/
Bheul671/
Bhllp671/
Beltt671/
Belph671/
Bølle671/
Byoll671/
Bijll671/
Bllhe671/
Vellt671/
Veell671/
Wwell671/
Woell671/
Wuell671/
Wellÿ671/
W'ell671/
Vuell671/
Hwell671/
Hbill671/
Uesll671/
Belle-Ah671/
Beehl671/

Bell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bell in the Russian language
Беллbell-

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