Absell Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Fiji

Absell Surname Definition:

A contraction of Absolom?

Absell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
England11:55,718,059489,080
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Absell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of Absolom?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Flemish, Absil; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Absell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Absell occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Absell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Absell is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Absell reside; 88 percent reside in Australasia and 88 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,227,077. In Australia Absell is most frequent in: Queensland, where 59 percent live, South Australia, where 27 percent live and New South Wales, where 9 percent live. Not including Australia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Fiji, where 4 percent live.

Absell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Absell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Absell last name decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habsell921/
Absel913/
Apsell8324/
Abcell835/
Abgell832/
Awsell831/
Absuel831/
Absl801/
Hawsell771/
Absil73959/
Apsel73290/
Absyl7332/
Abgel7320/
Afsel7315/
Abzel7314/
Obsel733/
Abjel731/
Avsel731/
Ebsel731/
Gabsl730/
Abselova712/
Hapsel672/
Abgiel671/
Hobsel671/
Hawsel671/
Avssel671/
Abshil671/
Apssel671/
Apseld671/
Afssel671/
Opsell670/
Hebsel670/
Hafsel670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Absell
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