Bille Surname
Approximately 21,109 people bear this surname
Bille Surname Definition:
(German, English) Descendant of Bilo, a pet form of names beginning with Bil (sword), as Bilihar and Biligarda; descendant of Bil (sword). Not from Bill, a relatively late pet form of William.
Bille Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 7,499 | 1:1,794 | 181 |
| Cameroon | 2,079 | 1:9,990 | 1,324 |
| Kenya | 1,766 | 1:26,149 | 2,934 |
| Somaliland | 1,514 | 1:2,312 | 272 |
| India | 1,389 | 1:552,243 | 27,157 |
| Denmark | 1,382 | 1:4,084 | 359 |
| France | 982 | 1:67,640 | 9,357 |
| Germany | 811 | 1:99,267 | 12,326 |
| United States | 770 | 1:470,726 | 40,023 |
| Russia | 510 | 1:282,594 | 29,266 |
| Italy | 490 | 1:124,810 | 20,391 |
| Nigeria | 370 | 1:478,764 | 24,094 |
| Belgium | 314 | 1:36,614 | 5,974 |
| Sweden | 139 | 1:70,840 | 5,344 |
| Brazil | 131 | 1:1,634,155 | 53,881 |
| Djibouti | 125 | 1:7,319 | 508 |
| Tanzania | 92 | 1:575,452 | 36,554 |
| Niger | 77 | 1:249,247 | 7,915 |
| Norway | 74 | 1:69,490 | 9,776 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Philippines | 55 | 1:1,840,695 | 114,828 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Ivory Coast | 42 | 1:549,315 | 16,834 |
| Latvia | 35 | 1:58,573 | 8,789 |
| Taiwan | 34 | 1:689,551 | 4,984 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 98 | 1:512,436 | 35,831 |
The alternate forms: Billé (32) & Billè (20) are calculated separately.
Bille (6,151) may also be a first name.
Bille Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, English) Descendant of Bilo, a pet form of names beginning with Bil (sword), as Bilihar and Biligarda; descendant of Bil (sword). Not from Bill, a relatively late pet form of William.
Bille Demographics
Average Male Bille Height
179.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bille Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bille Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bille (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻠﻰ, Hindi: बिल्ले, Marathi: िलला, Russian: Билле) is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Billé or Billè. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bille? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,532nd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 345,234 people. The surname Bille is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Bille live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Bille is also the 84,317th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 6,151 people.
The surname is most widespread in Somalia, where it is borne by 7,499 people, or 1 in 1,794. Excluding Somalia Bille exists in 69 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.
Bille Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bille has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 786 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 711 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bille Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Bille last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Muslim (97%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Bille surname are 3.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.61% registered with the political party.
The amount Bille earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning 362,318 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.56% less than the national average, earning $43,940 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bille Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bille in the Marathi language | ||
| िलला | ilala | - |
| Bille in the Hindi language | ||
| बिल्ले | bille | 98.88 |
| बिलले | bilale | 1.12 |
| Bille in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻴﻠﻰ | byly | 25 |
| ﺑﻞ | bl | 10.71 |
| ﺑﻴﻠﻪ | bylh | 10.71 |
| ﺑﻴﻠﻞ | byll | 10.71 |
| ﺑﻠﻞ | bll | 10.71 |
| ﺑﻴﻞ | byl | 7.14 |
| ﺑﻠﻲ | bly | 7.14 |
| ﺑﻠﻰ | bly | 7.14 |
| ﺑﻠﻪ | blh | 7.14 |
| ﺑﻴﻠﻲ | byly | 3.57 |
| Bille in the Russian language | ||
| Билле | bille | - |
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