Babylon Surname

166,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Babylon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babylon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,6471:55,8205,345
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Afghanistan1761:182,6893,577
France1231:540,02273,838
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Israel641:133,71314,383
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Babylon (542) may also be a first name.

Babylon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Babylon (Arabic: بابل, Marathi: बेबीलॉन, Oriya: େବବିଲାନ୍) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babylon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Babylon is the 166,465th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,802,902 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Babylon reside; 63 percent reside in North Africa and 63 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Babylon is also the 361,930th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 542 people.

The last name Babylon is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 1,647 people, or 1 in 55,820. Aside from Egypt it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Afghanistan, where 7 percent live.

Babylon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Babylon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Babylon surname expanded 222 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Babylon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Babylon last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Babylon earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.44% more than the national average, earning $52,831 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Babylon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babylon in the Oriya language
େବବିଲାନ୍ebabilan-
Babylon in the Marathi language
बेबीलॉनbebilona-
Babylon in the Arabic language
بابلbabl-

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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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  • 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 Babylon
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