Babel Surname
Approximately 6,787 people bear this surname
Babel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,078 | 1:38,742 | 5,133 |
| United States | 1,561 | 1:232,197 | 22,338 |
| India | 1,163 | 1:659,558 | 31,058 |
| Suriname | 352 | 1:1,570 | 157 |
| Switzerland | 247 | 1:33,251 | 4,884 |
| France | 184 | 1:360,993 | 53,985 |
| Netherlands | 146 | 1:115,666 | 18,330 |
| Iran | 90 | 1:853,139 | 41,713 |
| Brazil | 84 | 1:2,548,504 | 77,255 |
| Russia | 77 | 1:1,871,728 | 119,355 |
| Poland | 72 | 1:527,899 | 50,824 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| New Caledonia | 57 | 1:4,846 | 930 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Ukraine | 38 | 1:1,197,966 | 104,401 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 1:71,788 | 5,445 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 206 | 1:243,780 | 20,311 |
The alternate forms: Bábel (563) & Bäbel (1) are calculated separately.
Babel (1,512) may also be a first name.
Babel Demographics
Babel Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Babel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Babel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Babel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺑﻞ, Hindi: बाबेल, Marathi: बाबेल, Oriya: ବେବଲ, Russian: Бабель) is found most in Germany. It can appear as: Bábel or Bäbel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Babel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 72,624th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,073,751 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Babel reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 199,808th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,512 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,078 people, or 1 in 38,742. In Germany Babel is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 91 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Babel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Babel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Babel last name rose 758 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Babel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Babel last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Babel last name are 16.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.32% registered with the political party.
The amount Babel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.45% more than the national average, earning $66,797 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Babel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Babel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺑﻞ | babl | - |
| Babel in the Hindi language | ||
| बाबेल | babela | - |
| Babel in the Oriya language | ||
| ବେବଲ | bebala | - |
| Babel in the Marathi language | ||
| बाबेल | babela | 91.29 |
| बबेल | babela | 3.76 |
| बांबेल | bambela | 2.35 |
| बावेल | bavela | 0.94 |
| बाबेळ | babela | 0.47 |
| बबील | babila | 0.47 |
| बाबा | baba | 0.24 |
| Babel in the Russian language | ||
| Бабель | babel | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Babel
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