Babely Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Babely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Babély (2) & Bábely (1) are calculated separately.

Babely (18) may also be a first name.

Babely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Babely (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻠﻲ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Babély or Bábely. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babely? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Babely occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Babely reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous forename on earth, held by 18 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Babely is most frequent in: Njombe Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Babely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Babely has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babély942/
Bábely941/
Babelay9239/
Babeley9214/
Babelys9210/
Babeliy926/
Babeely922/
Bab'ely921/
Babelytė861/
Babela835,437/
Babele831,136/
Babeli83295/
Babily8312/
Bobely837/
Babyly831/
Babeile77279/
Babeele77143/
Babilya7793/
Babelis7789/
Babeles7721/
Babelet7717/
Boubely779/
Babelge777/
Bavelly774/
Babelha774/
Bhabela774/
Babilay773/
Babiela772/
Baubele772/
Bhabele772/
Baibele771/
Baïbele771/
Baybele771/
Baibeli771/
Bajbeli771/
Babieli771/
Babeleh771/
Baubela771/
Babeali771/
Bhabhela7163/
Babylych7114/
Babelaid718/
Bhaveliy717/
Babeleit717/
Bhabhele713/
Baubelet712/
Baubelis711/
Babelhis711/
Babuilay711/
Babila675,618/
Babili672,624/
Bobela671,106/
Babile671,034/
Bobele67497/
Bobeli67192/
Vabele67103/
Baveli6762/
Bábela6726/
Babyla6717/
Bavele6713/
Bobelj6710/
Babyle678/
Bahaibele677/
Bobily677/
Bavily671/
Bahaïbele671/
Bhabhilay671/
Babíla671/
Babylé671/
Babeła671/
Bobély671/

Babely Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babely in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻴﻠﻲbyly-

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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
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  • 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 Babely
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