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

The surname Babel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺑﻞ, Hindi: बाबेल, Marathi: बाबेल, Oriya: ବେବଲ, Russian: Бабель) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms: Bábel or Bäbel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 72,624^th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,073,751 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Babel are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 199,808^th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 1,512 people.

The surname Babel is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2,078 people, or 1 in 38,742. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 91 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Babel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Babel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Babel last name increased 758 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Babel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally 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 US average, with 63.32% being registered to vote for 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.