Abella Surname

8,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Andorra

Abella Surname Definition:

Originated in mountains of Santander. Found also in Aragon and Catalonia. Name of villages near Urgel, Compostela, and Barbastro. Derived from latin "vilare," - "plebeyo," meaning a plebian or commoner.

From a Navarrese word that sometimes appears as "abeyllas" and means bees.

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Abella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines46,9281:2,157147
Spain4,6021:10,1591,189
Colombia3,3561:14,2351,293
United States2,9241:123,96013,190
Argentina1,8221:23,4601,956
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Uruguay7781:4,411504
Algeria7471:51,7168,910
Cuba6051:19,0461,227
France6041:109,97116,411
Australia2791:96,75910,970
Canada2621:140,63214,476
Mexico2531:490,6178,882
Mauritania2311:17,7271,641
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
Nigeria1631:1,086,76545,077
Haiti1601:66,7743,709
Singapore1541:35,7641,284
England1491:373,94726,392
Venezuela1261:239,7156,057
Italy1121:546,04253,051
Thailand1081:654,059109,897
Lebanon951:59,3384,571
Taiwan931:252,0942,103
Nicaragua921:65,4471,586
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
Chile491:359,5209,978
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Andorra391:2,150402
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Belgium301:383,22141,070
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
Guam251:6,405908
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Oman141:263,4264,299
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
China61:227,886,92811,701
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Abellá (12), Abellà (10) & Àbella (1) are calculated separately.

Abella (4,438) may also be a first name.

Abella Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Originated in mountains of Santander. Found also in Aragon and Catalonia. Name of villages near Urgel, Compostela, and Barbastro. Derived from latin "vilare," - "plebeyo," meaning a plebian or commoner.

From a Navarrese word that sometimes appears as "abeyllas" and means bees.

Asturian name from family that came with the Trojans to Spain and had two homes: one in Luarca with the name Abella; the other in Orán that became Abello.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Avella (Latin: Abella; Greek: Ἀβέλλα) is a city and comune in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of Italy. Could be related to the Indo-European root *h₂ebōl, *h₂ebl (apple), meaning "place where apple-orchards originated"

- diegoavella

It seems to come from Catalan, avella, (bee). Or from the Latin, abellanus.

- a1956

Abella Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abella Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abella (Arabic: ابيلا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻠﻪ, Marathi: अबे, Russian: Абелла) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can be rendered as: Abellá, Abellà or Àbella. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abella? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,531st most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 109,137 people. The surname Abella occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Abella reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 103,438th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 4,438 people.

It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 46,928 people, or 1 in 2,157. In The Philippines Abella is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 23 percent live, National Capital Region, where 11 percent live and Calabarzon, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Philippines Abella exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 7 percent live and Colombia, where 5 percent live.

Abella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abella has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 58,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abella Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Abella surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Latin Catholic (89%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Abella last name are 36.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.11% registered with the party.

The amount Abella earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 41.08% less than the national average, earning €17,695 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.2% more than the national average, earning $28,878,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $48,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning $58,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abellá9412/
Abellà9410/
Àbella941/
Gabella921,785/
Abellah92783/
Abellas92350/
Aboella92183/
Abuella9234/
Habella9223/
Abellla928/
Ahbella927/
Eabella927/
Abellia927/
Aabella923/
Abellea923/
Asbella922/
Abiella922/
Abeulla921/
Aubella921/
Abaella921/
Abellaa921/
Abellad921/
Abellay921/
Abelloa921/
Ablla9128/
Haibella86504/
Aitbella86479/
Haybella8642/
Haïbella868/
Habellah862/
D'Abella861/
Gabellia861/
Habeella861/
Abellahy861/
Ahbellah861/
Abeellah861/
Abellaja861/
Abuellah861/
Abbellah861/
Abello8324,759/
Abilla832,256/
Abelli831,682/
Obella83893/
Ebella83458/
Abelly83333/
Abelle83277/
Gablla83217/
Abelló8378/
Abllah8360/
Hablla832/
Abellí832/
Abellò831/
Abllay831/
Aablla831/
Abhlla831/
Abllia830/
Abla806,046/
Haibellah804/
Haïbellah802/
Hai'bella801/
Oubella775,570/
Gabelli771,558/
Gabelle77960/
Abillah77627/
Habilla77247/
Gabello77237/
Gabilla77112/
Aubelle7767/
Asuella7763/
Asbelle7744/
Hebella7729/
Ébellai7727/
Abellis7723/
Habello7720/
Abellie7719/
Abellot7718/
Abellos7717/
Gobella7717/
Abillas7713/
Haibela7712/
Abillat7712/
Abillia7711/
Hobella7711/
Abellio7710/
Ampella779/
Abellás779/
Haybela776/
Abllahy775/
Abiolla775/
Abellgi774/
Abelles774/
Gabllah774/
Haiblla773/
Aabilla772/
Abelleh772/
Aubilla772/
Obellah772/
Hayblla771/
Gajblla771/
Abuello771/
Abellet771/
Asbello771/
Abillad771/
Obellai771/
Abeller771/
Abelley771/
Abelllo771/
Abellou771/
Abeully771/
Abielle771/
Abillai771/
Ebell'a771/
Ebellah771/
Aubelli771/
Oboella771/
Asbilla771/
Abaelly771/
Aboelle771/
Abielli771/
Habelli771/
Ablay735,613/
Habla735,433/
Gabla731,736/
Ablas73614/
Ablad73462/
Ablat73402/
Ablaj73136/
Ablah73117/
Ablai7380/
Ablaß7352/
Ablia7341/
Ablaa7324/
Ablaz7319/
Ábela7317/
Aabla7314/
Avlla737/
Abllo736/
Ablea735/
Oblla733/
Awlla732/
Ablap731/
Ablle731/
Abhla731/
Ablli731/
Ablau731/
Ablya731/
Ablaï731/
Aubla731/
Heibella71199/
Habillah7138/
Eaubelle7117/
Habelles7117/
Gabillia7112/
Goubella7111/
Haibelle7110/
Abelleyt719/
Houbella716/
Habillat716/
Heïbella716/
Heybella714/
Abilllah714/
Abuullah714/
Haybelle713/
Gaybilla713/
Hebellah713/
Abuillah712/
Haibelly711/
Haibllah711/
Habeller711/
Abbillah711/
Aihbello711/
Hotbella711/
Hobellia711/
Habillas711/
Gahbilla711/
Abillach711/
Aubelleh711/
Hobellah711/
Abillahh711/
Hasbllah711/
Hablas675,205/
Obello671,084/
Abille67752/
Obilla67337/
Obelle67317/
Abillo67244/
Gabilleau67179/
Oublla67172/
Ablaya67161/
Obelly67138/
Abilli6779/
Ablass6757/
Gablia6750/
Avllaj6746/
Ablaha6734/
Ablash6733/
Abilly6728/
Hablia6721/
Obelli6721/
Ebello6713/
Ablhad6710/
Hablaj679/
Ebilla678/
Ablais676/
Aybele676/
Abellouch676/
Ajbele675/
Gablle674/
Awilla674/
Gablay674/
Hablah674/
Auvlla673/
Owella673/
Ableha673/
Ablyay673/
Ablach673/
Heibellah672/
Aibeli672/
Aibelo672/
Ablahu672/
Ablaid672/
Ablaat672/
Aablad672/
Hoblla671/
Gavlla671/
Haibla671/
Ablahe671/
Ablleh671/
Avllai671/
Abuullhai671/
Abluha671/
Hablai671/
Gablau671/
Aiblah671/
Aivela671/
Abillà671/
Abillá671/
Ablaud671/
Ableau671/
Ablaad671/
Ablaij671/
Abélli671/
Oubellaid671/
Hablat671/
Aibele671/
Ablloh671/
Ab'lah671/
Awylla671/
Habillias671/
Habhla671/
Ablatt670/
Aublas670/
Achbillah670/

Abella Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abella in the Marathi language
अबेabe-
Abella in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺑﻠﻪablh70.79
ﺁﺑﻞabl11.24
ﻋﺒﻠﻪblh3.37
ﺍﻋﺒﻠﻠﻪabllh3.37
ﻋﺒﻞbl2.25
ﺁﺑﻼabla2.25
ﻋﺒﺪﻟﻞbdll1.12
ﺍﻋﺒﻠﻪablh1.12
Abella in the Russian language
Абеллаabella-
Abella in the Arabic language
ابيلاabyla-

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