Bible Surname

74,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bible Surname Definition:

Probably an Irish corruption of some other name.

Bible Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7331:63,2237,400
Australia2631:102,64511,557
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Canada1331:277,03525,971
England951:586,50635,379
Ireland531:88,8485,029
Israel461:186,03618,427
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Malta11:430,2723,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland841:52,7374,367
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8341:60,2146,641

Bible (825) may also be a first name.

Bible Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably an Irish corruption of some other name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bible Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bible (Hindi: बिब़्ले, Marathi: बाईबल) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bible? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bible is the 74,781st most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,108,709 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Bible reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bible is also the 284,410th most widely held first name internationally, held by 825 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,733 people, or 1 in 63,223. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Ohio, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.

Bible Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bible has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bible last name rose 687 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 37 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bible Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bible surname is principally Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bible surname are 19.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bible earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.98% less than the national average, earning $39,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $55,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bibler911,417/
Bibles91271/
Bibley9140/
Bieble9130/
Beible9129/
Baible916/
Boible914/
Biblet911/
Buible911/
Bisble910/
Bibl89180/
Beibler833/
Bibelle832/
Baibler831/
Bisbley831/
Baibley831/
Baiblee831/
Beiblee831/
Boibele831/
Biblett831/
Baibled831/
Baibele831/
Buibley830/
Boisble830/
Wible802,970/
Biebl802,635/
Beble80927/
Bibel80631/
Uible8068/
Bibla8066/
Beibl8055/
Bibly8051/
Vible8050/
Bibil8049/
Bibli8036/
Byble8031/
Baibl805/
Bivle801/
Bibyl801/
Boisblet7736/
Biebelle778/
Beisbler772/
Weible732,216/
Biebel731,361/
Bäbler73350/
Biblis73276/
Waible73173/
Bebler73156/
Beable7398/
Bebley7394/
Biblya7386/
Beibli7385/
Beeble7379/
Wibley7375/
Beblea7358/
Biblio7346/
Beblje7337/
Biblia7336/
Bibliy7335/
Vaible7326/
Beblee7323/
Bebleh7321/
Whible7316/
Baibel7316/
Beibel7312/
Wieble7310/
Boibel738/
Bibiel738/
Biblyy737/
Beblie737/
Beibly735/
Vibler735/
Baibly734/
Biblii733/
Bhibli733/
Bheble733/
Byblei733/
Bebles732/
Bibliś732/
Bhibly731/
Biebly731/
Biwley731/
Uibley731/
Bisbel731/
Veible731/
Baibla731/
Boiblé731/
Bihbel731/
Biebli731/
Bibell731/
Bibael731/
Woible730/
Bimple730/
Biblit730/
Huible730/
Bahaibele717/
Whibley671,322/
Weibley67502/
Biblaia67131/
Waibler67123/
Voiblet67109/
Wuiblet6755/
Biblaya6750/
Woiblet6724/
Veibler6721/
Biblova6719/
Bebelle6719/
Vuiblet6716/
Bebl6710/
Bíbl679/
Baiwele679/
Bibilli673/
Weibele672/
Boisbel672/
Boiwles672/
Bhujble672/
Biblich672/
Bibliss672/
Bebless672/
Wiblett672/
Bebille672/
Beitbel671/
Beables671/
Beabley671/
Beebles671/
Bibella671/
Bisbell671/
Betblee671/
Wiebley671/
Beblije671/
Beablee671/
Veibele671/
Bhaibel671/
Bjwille671/
Bijvele671/
Bajbler671/
Baibeli671/
Baiwler671/
Baybele671/
Vibille671/
Bjbl671/
Bitbell670/
Beebler670/
Viblett670/
Biebill670/
Beabler670/
Wheible670/

Bible Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bible in the Hindi language
बिब़्लेbibale-
Bible in the Marathi language
बाईबलba'ibala-

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