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 Abela Salary in
United States
$50,677 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ábela or Abéla. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abela.
How Common Is The Last Name Abela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 31,093rd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 424,262 people. The surname Abela occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Abela are found; 33 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 31 percent are found in Italic Europe. Abela is also the 91,315th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 5,428 people.
The surname Abela is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 5,039 people, or 1 in 20,091. In The Philippines it is most common in: Calabarzon, where 19 percent live, Mimaropa, where 17 percent live and Western Visayas, where 14 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Malta, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Abela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Abela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abela surname rose 23,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 14,333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Abela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Abela surname are 13.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.25% registered with the political 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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