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
Bille Political Affiliation
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Bille Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bille Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bille (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻠﻰ, Hindi: बिल्ले, Marathi: िलला, Russian: Билле) occurs in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Billé or Billè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bille? popularity and diffusion
Bille is the 25,532nd most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 345,234 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Bille are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 84,317th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 6,151 people.
It is most widespread in Somalia, where it is held by 7,499 people, or 1 in 1,794. Apart from Somalia it is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.
Bille Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bille has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bille surname rose 786 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 711 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bille Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bille last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Muslim (97%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Bille last name are 3.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.61% being 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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