Abels Surname
Approximately 10,068 people bear this surname
Abels Surname Definition:
Abel’s (Son), v. Abel.
Abels Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,760 | 1:16,913 | 2,233 |
| United States | 2,166 | 1:167,340 | 16,969 |
| South Africa | 1,488 | 1:36,410 | 4,663 |
| Netherlands | 1,100 | 1:15,352 | 2,316 |
| Belgium | 101 | 1:113,828 | 16,895 |
| France | 76 | 1:873,983 | 102,402 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Indonesia | 56 | 1:2,361,593 | 141,864 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 376 | 1:133,560 | 12,731 |
Abels (17) may also be a first name.
Abels Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Abel’s (Son), v. Abel.
Abels Demographics
Average Male Abels Height
178.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Abels Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abels Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abels (Russian: Абельс) is most common in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Abels.
How Common Is The Last Name Abels? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abels is the 50,937th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 723,833 people. Abels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Abels reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 17 people.
This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 4,760 people, or 1 in 16,913. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.
Abels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Abels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 576 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Abels Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Abels last name are 19.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.4% registered with the political party.
The amount Abels earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning R 219,636 per year; in United States they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $41,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $65,549 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abelse | 91 | 363 | / |
| Abeels | 91 | 238 | / |
| Abells | 91 | 84 | / |
| Gabels | 91 | 51 | / |
| Habels | 91 | 3 | / |
| Abiels | 91 | 3 | / |
| Aebels | 91 | 2 | / |
| Abls | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abelles | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aabelse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Habeels | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ashbels | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ables | 80 | 7,657 | / |
| Ebels | 80 | 473 | / |
| Obels | 80 | 166 | / |
| Öbels | 80 | 8 | / |
| Abils | 80 | 4 | / |
| Abelz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Habelles | 77 | 17 | / |
| Abelsæth | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gabelles | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hebels | 73 | 347 | / |
| Gables | 73 | 332 | / |
| Habils | 73 | 185 | / |
| Oebels | 73 | 128 | / |
| Gobels | 73 | 26 | / |
| Eables | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hables | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abless | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ablese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ablest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abelje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aivels | 73 | 0 | / |
| Abills | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hobels | 73 | 0 | / |
| Awls | 67 | 44 | / |
| Heebels | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abilles | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ebls | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ablesse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gobells | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obls | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obelles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwels | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abgliss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoebels | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avls | 67 | 1 | / |
Abels Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abels in the Russian language | ||
| Абельс | abels | - |
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Abels Reference & Research
Abel DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Abel FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Abels
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