Bille Surname

25,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia7,4991:1,794181
Cameroon2,0791:9,9901,324
Kenya1,7661:26,1492,934
Somaliland1,5141:2,312272
India1,3891:552,24327,157
Denmark1,3821:4,084359
France9821:67,6409,357
Germany8111:99,26712,326
United States7701:470,72640,023
Russia5101:282,59429,266
Italy4901:124,81020,391
Nigeria3701:478,76424,094
Belgium3141:36,6145,974
Sweden1391:70,8405,344
Brazil1311:1,634,15553,881
Djibouti1251:7,319508
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
Niger771:249,2477,915
Norway741:69,4909,776
England641:870,59545,570
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Ivory Coast421:549,31516,834
Latvia351:58,5738,789
Taiwan341:689,5514,984
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Wales61:515,75523,171
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malta11:430,2723,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Monaco11:37,0664,748
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Billé9332/
Billè9320/
Biller9110,681/
Billet9110,161/
Billie913,466/
Billey912,145/
Billes91797/
Billeh91684/
Bielle91561/
Billep91107/
Bhille9187/
Billee9157/
Buille9113/
Billez915/
Billeu914/
Billea914/
Billge913/
Billei912/
Billej912/
Billed911/
Biolle911/
Bislle910/
Bill8940,048/
Blle897/
Billett833,508/
Biolley83772/
Billets8394/
Billetz8379/
Billesø8338/
Billepp8334/
Billeah8311/
Billhed836/
Billesh833/
Billler833/
Biellie832/
Billeit832/
Billeas831/
Billeer831/
Billiey831/
Bisller831/
Bhiller831/
Billech831/
Billlie831/
Billeds830/
Billa8055,391/
Billy8037,276/
Wille8028,832/
Belle8027,246/
Bhill8012,066/
Billi807,442/
Ville806,320/
Bölle80537/
Billý80300/
Biell80209/
Billá80186/
Bylle8019/
Bülle8019/
Bølle8011/
Uille8011/
Buill809/
Billd804/
Billh803/
Bělle803/
Blles802/
Blled802/
Billø802/
Bhlle801/
Bller801/
Bgill801/
Blley801/
Blleh801/
Bllle801/
Bélle801/
Billå801/
Bllie801/
Billl801/
Bllet800/
Billetts7757/
Billehøj778/
Billheds770/
Ble7537,354/
Bil7519,226/
Bll75193/
Willie7349,267/
Willey7323,902/
Beller7310,793/
Bellet737,964/
Belles735,731/
Belley734,715/
Bellei734,245/
Biella733,125/
Belleh732,704/
Bielli732,484/
Villet732,462/
Vuille731,808/
Willle731,261/
Vielle731,187/
Viller731,157/
Billis73910/
Billia73766/
Böller73619/
Billai73579/
Villez73490/
Billay73473/
Violle73409/
Bhilla73393/
Bülles73385/
Villey73383/
Bellee73322/
Billio73310/
Huille73255/
Bellie73245/
Wuille73241/
Villes73235/
Bellez73185/
Billaa73150/
Boelle73138/
Villie73134/
Büller73107/
Villee73105/
Byller7391/
Willee7383/
Villei7382/
Billip7373/
Willea7372/
Böllet7366/
Billiç7365/
Belleu7360/
Belled7357/
Willeh7349/
Billdt7345/
Villée7343/
Billit7341/
Bellea7339/
Mpille7332/
Bélley7330/
Villea7328/
Beulle7325/
Billès7323/
Billoy7322/
Buelle7321/
Billoi7321/
Billya7321/
Béllei7319/
Bielly7318/
Billiy7317/
Bellée7317/
Bhelle7315/
Buulle7313/
Villge7312/
Willei7312/
Billih7312/
Billid7312/
Billaj7312/
Bhilli7310/
Billiz739/
Bellej738/
Billyo737/
Villed736/
Beelle736/
Billly736/
Billoa735/
Uiller734/
Bhillh732/
Byllie732/
Billui732/
Bölles732/
Bilgli732/
Villeu732/
Billla731/
Hbelle731/
Bellhe731/
Bllett731/
Billii731/
Villje731/
Belleĭ731/
Belhle731/
Blless731/
Byllet731/
Byolle731/
Billés731/
Baelle731/
Uillet731/
Biehll730/
Willeu730/
Bylles730/
Builli730/
Bell67603,760/
Bhil67228,403/
Biel67105,577/
Bleu6715,619/
Bley6713,083/
Bijl677,261/
Biol675,143/
Bled674,530/
Buil673,880/
Bleh672,889/
Blei672,827/
Vill672,517/
Blea672,201/
Bihl671,962/
Bles671,845/
Byll671,811/
Blee671,678/
Blet671,470/
Vuillet671,399/
Böll671,274/
Bild671,130/
Huillet671,044/
Bilh67901/
Bilt67709/
Billich67602/
Billois67546/
Willeit67485/
Büll67474/
Blie67455/
Bellett67447/
Bleß67390/
Biollay67339/
Blej67260/
Blez67178/
Belless67127/
Billová67126/
Villett67113/
Bőle6798/
Bellest6794/
Belletz6778/
Bisl6767/
Billish6761/
Behelle6758/
Vuiller6756/
Williey6745/
Billitt6739/
Willhed6736/
Bilț6734/
Bhle6732/
Billipp6729/
Bleț6727/
Vuillez6724/
Bler6724/
Bøll6722/
Bøle6722/
Blla6721/
Bilľ6721/
Blli6716/
Willlie6716/
Belleih6713/
Hbil6712/
Villeas6710/
Bhillai6710/
Willieh6710/
Belleha679/
Billova679/
Bhelley678/
Belleas675/
Wuillie675/
Billaya675/
Blll675/
D'Ville674/
Wlle674/
Blåe674/
Vuilley674/
Billoit673/
Blje673/
Villees673/
Willetz673/
Blly673/
Huiller673/
Bíll673/
Mpillei673/
Vlle672/
Willhie672/
Bellech672/
Bellher672/
Blep672/
Blhe672/
Williea672/
Wiellie672/
Bellets672/
Huillea671/
Bellepp671/
Bellesr671/
Bellesz671/
Bellhed671/
Bellley671/
Billist671/
Bhillay671/
Bhll671/
Vuilles671/
Willepp671/
Wielley671/
Villeis671/
Villeys671/
Beeller671/
Hbelleh671/
Villher671/
Huilley671/
Villecz671/
Vielley671/
Uillett671/
Bellieh671/
Boellie671/
Bühller671/
Bèll671/
Bëll671/
Bölleth671/
Bheller671/
Bieł671/
Biellay671/
Billiai671/
Bilø671/
Billouj671/
Bgil671/
Belleer671/
Vislley671/
Willeas671/
Willeer671/
Bellejz671/
Bellerh671/
Blge671/
Bllh671/
Bllj671/
Beelley670/
Boelley670/
Beslley670/
Bisllis670/
Villess670/
Baelley670/
Willeey670/
Beulley670/
Wihllie670/

Bille Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bille in the Marathi language
िललाilala-
Bille in the Hindi language
बिल्लेbille98.88
बिललेbilale1.12
Bille in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻴﻠﻰbyly25
ﺑﻞbl10.71
ﺑﻴﻠﻪbylh10.71
ﺑﻴﻠﻞbyll10.71
ﺑﻠﻞbll10.71
ﺑﻴﻞbyl7.14
ﺑﻠﻲbly7.14
ﺑﻠﻰbly7.14
ﺑﻠﻪblh7.14
ﺑﻴﻠﻲbyly3.57
Bille in the Russian language
Биллеbille-

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