Babbe Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Babbe Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Babba (baby?), or of Babb, a pet form of Barbara (stranger), or of Bab, a pet form of Baptist (baptizer).

Babbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2021:398,54236,874
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Mauritania1481:27,6682,326
India541:14,204,914239,375
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England71:7,959,723202,100
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Babbé (45) are calculated separately.

Babbe (1,044) may also be a first name.

Babbe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Babba (baby?), or of Babb, a pet form of Barbara (stranger), or of Bab, a pet form of Baptist (baptizer).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Babbe Last Name Facts

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

Babbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺑﻪ, Hindi: बब्बे) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms: Babbé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Babbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 510,276th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 35 percent of Babbe reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 247,928th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 1,044 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 398,542. In Germany Babbe is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 48 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Berlin, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Mauritania, where 23 percent reside.

Babbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Babbe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 895 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Babbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Babbe are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Babbe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $47,005 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babbé9345/
Babber911,029/
Babbie91374/
Babbea9195/
Babbey9162/
Babbes9135/
Babbei915/
Babbee913/
Bhabbe912/
Babbet912/
Babbed911/
Babbett8310/
Baabbes834/
Babberh833/
Babbeih831/
Bajbber831/
Babbeer831/
Beabbes831/
Babbech830/
Babba8011,728/
Bebbe804,095/
Bobbe801,188/
Babbi801,049/
Babby80270/
Babue8045/
Wabbe8044/
Babwe8043/
Bawbe8015/
Bóbbe801/
Babbaaye771/
Babbit73451/
Bobber73388/
Baboue73283/
Bobbie73250/
Baabba7380/
Beibbe7368/
Bobbey7358/
Wabbes7340/
Bobbee7325/
Babbio7321/
Bobbet7319/
Babbis7315/
Babbai7312/
Boubbe7311/
Baibba7310/
Baabbi739/
Böbber738/
Babbay736/
Bhabbi735/
Babbaa735/
Babues734/
Baybba733/
Bebbie733/
Bebbee733/
Babuer732/
Baibwe732/
Baabwe732/
Babvey732/
Bebbeu731/
Beebbe731/
Basbue731/
Boibbe731/
Beybbe731/
Baabue731/
Babbha731/
Babbys731/
Babuee731/
Babuey731/
Vhabbe731/
Bobbes731/
Bhabba731/
Bahbba731/
Babbip731/
Bebbey731/
Baibby731/
Babver731/
Beabby730/
Bawbey730/
Wabbey730/
Wabbie730/
Babbitt677,430/
Bobbett671,045/
Babbaia67136/
Babbish6798/
Babbitz6767/
Babbits6735/
Boubbey676/
Bahabwe676/
Babweha675/
Babuess673/
Babbich673/
Babimpe672/
Bhebbhe671/
Babbaja671/
Babbaya671/
Babbicz671/
Babbizz671/
Babouet671/
Babbhai671/
Babueha671/
Boubbes671/
Bobbets670/
Beebbee670/

Babbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babbe in the Hindi language
बब्बेbabbe82.41
बब़्बेbababe16.9
बब्बोbabbo0.34
बब्बाेbabbae0.34
Babbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺑﻪbabh59.31
ﺑﺎﺏbab22.76
ﺍﺑﺎﺑﻪababh11.72
ﺍﺑﺎﺏabab4.83
ﺃﺑﺎﺑﻪababh0.69
ﺇﺑﺎﺏabab0.69

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