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Where Does The Last Name Abels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Abels (Russian: Абельс) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 50,937^th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 723,833 people. The last name Abels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Abels reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Abels is also the 2,694,839^th most widely held first name globally, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 4,760 people, or 1 in 16,913. In Germany Abels is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Abels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Abels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 576 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Abels surname are 19.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.4% registered with the 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.