Bile Surname
Approximately 57,976 people bear this surname
Bile Surname Definition:
A Pictish name. Brude son of Bile, king of Fortriu, defeated Ecfrith, king of Northumbria, at Dunnichen, 685 (ES., I, p. 193), and Beli mac Elphine, king of Dumbarton (Alochluaithe) died in 722 (CPS., p. 74). The name occurs in Irish mythology as that of the father of Mile or Milidh of Spain.
Read More About This SurnameBile Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 24,802 | 1:542 | 68 |
| Ivory Coast | 9,834 | 1:2,346 | 227 |
| Somaliland | 6,856 | 1:511 | 74 |
| South Sudan | 5,284 | 1:2,160 | 418 |
| Ethiopia | 2,898 | 1:33,660 | 3,918 |
| India | 1,974 | 1:388,584 | 20,696 |
| Cameroon | 1,856 | 1:11,190 | 1,504 |
| DR Congo | 876 | 1:84,337 | 9,678 |
| Gabon | 404 | 1:4,676 | 852 |
| Djibouti | 399 | 1:2,293 | 219 |
| Kenya | 327 | 1:141,223 | 11,426 |
| Philippines | 293 | 1:345,523 | 46,714 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| France | 251 | 1:264,632 | 40,776 |
| Brazil | 162 | 1:1,321,446 | 45,095 |
| Turkey | 155 | 1:502,074 | 28,545 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| Nigeria | 117 | 1:1,514,041 | 57,594 |
| Romania | 115 | 1:174,590 | 17,952 |
| Italy | 93 | 1:657,599 | 58,183 |
| Papua New Guinea | 85 | 1:95,926 | 12,852 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| Uganda | 65 | 1:600,604 | 31,967 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Pakistan | 37 | 1:4,828,213 | 31,875 |
| Lesotho | 26 | 1:78,175 | 9,832 |
| Albania | 26 | 1:112,079 | 10,267 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49 | 1:497,457 | 27,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Bilé (243) & Bîle (5) are calculated separately.
Bile (20,212) may also be a first name.
Bile Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Pictish name. Brude son of Bile, king of Fortriu, defeated Ecfrith, king of Northumbria, at Dunnichen, 685 (ES., I, p. 193), and Beli mac Elphine, king of Dumbarton (Alochluaithe) died in 722 (CPS., p. 74). The name occurs in Irish mythology as that of the father of Mile or Milidh of Spain. Bile is also common in Breton alone or in composition (Loth, p. 110).
Bile Demographics
Average Bile Salary in
United States
$39,544 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bile Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bile Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bile (Bengali: বিলে, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻞ, Hindi: बिले, Marathi: बीले, Oriya: ବିେଲ) is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Bilé or Bîle. For other possible spellings of Bile click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bile? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 9,737th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 125,699 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Bile live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Bile is also the 37,501st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 20,212 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 24,802 people, or 1 in 542. Not including Somalia Bile occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found and Somaliland, where 12 percent are found.
Bile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bile has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bile surname expanded 403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bile Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Bile surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.
The amount Bile earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 244.61% more than the national average, earning €103,486 per year; in Norway they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning 228,824 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.69% less than the national average, earning R 114,804 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% less than the national average, earning $39,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.24% less than the national average, earning $28,698 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bile Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bile in the Bengali language | ||
| বিলে | bile | - |
| Bile in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିେଲ | biela | 98.11 |
| ବିେଳ | biela | 1.89 |
| Bile in the Marathi language | ||
| बीले | bile | 86.36 |
| बीळे | bile | 9.09 |
| बिले | bile | 4.55 |
| Bile in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻴﻞ | byl | 81.82 |
| ﺑﻴﻠﻰ | byly | 9.09 |
| ﺑﻴﻠﻪ | bylh | 9.09 |
| Bile in the Hindi language | ||
| बिले | bile | 58.82 |
| बीले | bile | 35.29 |
| बिलेन्दर | bilendara | 5.88 |
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