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

The surname Babe (Bengali: ভবে, Georgian: ბაბე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺏ, Hindi: बाबे, Marathi: बाबे, Oriya: ବାେବ, Russian: Бабэ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Babé, Bâbe, Babè or Babê. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 42,725^th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 597,928 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Babe live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Babe is also the 51,763^rd most widespread first name globally, held by 12,826 people.

Babe is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 7,190 people, or 1 in 570. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 25 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 14 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Babe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Babe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Babe surname fell 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Babe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Babe last name is chiefly Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

The amount Babe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.34% less than the national average, earning R 144,144 per year and in Canada they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $52,300 CAD per year.