Al Abel Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Abel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Abel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen211:1,258,34711,865
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al Abel Last Name Facts

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

Al Abel is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Abel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Al Abel occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Abel live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,258,347. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Sana'a Governorate, where 57 percent live, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 19 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent live and Iraq, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Abiel931/
Al Habel931/
Al Ahbel931/
Al Habeel88640/
Al Ashbel883/
Al Athbel881/
Al Obel865/
Al Abil861/
Al Habil801,168/
Al Aweel803/
Al Awael802/
Al Awl7729/
Al Hobeel751/
Al Houbel751/
Al Ashbill711/
Al-Habil6714/
Al-Aweel671/
Al Hawgli63194/
Al-Hawiel631/
Al-Hawael631/
Al Howil531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Al Abel
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