Abela Surname
Approximately 17,177 people bear this surname
Abela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 5,039 | 1:20,091 | 2,474 |
| Malta | 4,878 | 1:88 | 20 |
| Australia | 1,598 | 1:16,893 | 2,377 |
| United States | 705 | 1:514,126 | 43,043 |
| Cameroon | 661 | 1:31,421 | 4,236 |
| France | 603 | 1:110,154 | 16,439 |
| Nigeria | 571 | 1:310,233 | 17,218 |
| DR Congo | 479 | 1:154,237 | 16,059 |
| Italy | 473 | 1:129,295 | 20,970 |
| England | 430 | 1:129,577 | 12,857 |
| Canada | 382 | 1:96,454 | 10,500 |
| Spain | 283 | 1:165,202 | 11,919 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 92 | 1:88,627 | 11,768 |
| Haiti | 82 | 1:130,292 | 5,834 |
| Taiwan | 75 | 1:312,597 | 2,517 |
| Cuba | 53 | 1:217,410 | 4,483 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Mauritania | 20 | 1:204,743 | 10,209 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Ábela (17) & Abéla (3) are calculated separately.
Abela (5,428) may also be a first name.
Abela Demographics
Average Male Abela Height
171.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Abela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abela (Arabic: أبيلا, Georgian: აბელა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻞ, Hindi: अबेला, Marathi: आबेला, Oriya: ଆେବଲା) is most common in The Philippines. It can be rendered as a variant: Ábela or Abéla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abela is the 31,093rd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 424,262 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Abela reside; 33 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 31 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 91,315th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 5,428 people.
This surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 5,039 people, or 1 in 20,091. In The Philippines Abela is most numerous in: Calabarzon, where 19 percent are found, Mimaropa, where 17 percent are found and Western Visayas, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 82 countries. It is also common in Malta, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Abela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Abela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abela surname grew 23,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 14,333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Abela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Abela last name are 13.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.25% being registered with the party.
The amount Abela earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.03% less than the national average, earning €27,319 per year; in South Africa they earn 709.93% more than the national average, earning R 1,924,700 per year; in United States they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $50,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.85% more than the national average, earning $61,036 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abela in the Georgian language | ||
| აბელა | abela | - |
| Abela in the Hindi language | ||
| अबेला | abela | - |
| Abela in the Marathi language | ||
| आबेला | abela | 66.67 |
| अबेला | abela | 33.33 |
| Abela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺑﻞ | abl | 50 |
| ﺍﻋﺒﻞ | abl | 25 |
| ﺇﻋﺒﻞ | abl | 12.5 |
| ﺁﺑﻠﻪ | ablh | 12.5 |
| Abela in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେବଲା | aebala | 50 |
| ଆେବଲ | aebala | 40 |
| ଅେବଲା | aebala | 10 |
| Abela in the Arabic language | ||
| أبيلا | abyla | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abela
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