Cable Surname

28,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Cable Surname Definition:

John Cabell was witness in Brechin, 1464 (REB., II, 103), and Alexander Cabel or Cabell, witness in Aberdeen, 1493—1497 (REA., I, p. 333,338), may be Alexander Cabell, parson of Banchory-Devenick in 1499 and 1508 (SCM., II, p. 261; REA., I, p.

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Cable Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,8571:30,5693,804
England3,5761:15,5812,278
Canada7591:48,5455,894
Australia6671:40,4735,222
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
South Africa2221:244,04424,925
New Zealand2101:21,5633,783
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
France1931:344,15951,782
Wales1781:17,3851,881
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Scotland1151:46,5554,133
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
India511:15,040,498247,985
China371:36,954,6371,973
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Israel181:475,42436,085
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Saint Kitts and Nevis141:3,943476
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway61:857,04855,549
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3281:18,3552,646
Scotland1031:36,3422,873
Wales741:21,1951,227
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4141:20,8032,631

The alternate forms: Cablé (38), Čable (1) & Câble (1) are calculated separately.

Cable (384) may also be a first name.

Cable Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Cabell was witness in Brechin, 1464 (REB., II, 103), and Alexander Cabel or Cabell, witness in Aberdeen, 1493—1497 (REA., I, p. 333,338), may be Alexander Cabell, parson of Banchory-Devenick in 1499 and 1508 (SCM., II, p. 261; REA., I, p. 352). Matilda Cabell occupied land in Brechin, 1508 (REB., II, 160), and George Cabell was convicted in 1527 for importing "ffalse and fforged pennies into the Kingdom" (Trials, I, p. 137). William Cable was admitted burgess of Dundee, 1561 (Wedd., p. 164).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The French Cabel (and later Cabeau), prob. of Celtic orig., with the French diminutive suff. -el, Latin -ell-us.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the same as Caple or Capel.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name is probably the same as Cabbell, in H.R. Cabel, and perhaps with Caple or Capel (in charters Latinised De Capella).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A corruption of Cabbell.

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Kabel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cable Last Name Facts

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

Cable (Arabic: كابل) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Cablé, Čable or Câble. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cable? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 28,387th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 385,055 people. The surname Cable is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Cable are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 442,333rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 384 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,857 people, or 1 in 30,569. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Cable Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cable has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cable surname grew 491 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 269 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cable Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cable last name is primarily Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cable last name are 17.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.19% registered with the party.

The amount Cable earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.91% more than the national average, earning 463,424 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.74% more than the national average, earning R 313,056 per year; in United States they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $42,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $52,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cablé9338/
Čable931/
Câble931/
Chable9134,793/
Cauble912,476/
Cabler91672/
Cables91196/
Cabley91196/
Ceable915/
Cablet913/
Cablea913/
Scable911/
Cablie911/
Cablle911/
Cablez911/
Caible911/
Cabl8921/
Cabille8372/
Tchable8312/
Cabelle837/
Chaible836/
Cheable834/
Kcables832/
Cablles832/
Chabley832/
Cablett831/
Scaible831/
Chablee831/
Caubler831/
Chauble830/
Scauble830/
Caubles830/
Sable80140,817/
Coble8013,160/
Cabel804,885/
Kable803,407/
Cabil801,929/
Zable80338/
Jable80225/
Cabla80107/
Cabli8047/
Cavle804/
Cabll802/
Cably801/
Cawle800/
Caubl800/
Cabeller7774/
Cabilles7744/
Cabelles7717/
Chabelle7715/
Caybless771/
Chaublee771/
Caablles771/
Caibelle771/
Chabille771/
Cableetz770/
Cawley7316,190/
Cabael733,264/
Chabli732,713/
Cobley732,434/
Cabell732,400/
Scoble732,314/
Cobler731,580/
Keable731,371/
Cablay73977/
Caubel73744/
Couble73554/
Kauble73433/
Sauble73315/
Zabler73295/
Cobles73165/
Chavle73152/
Cabloy73100/
Kabley7389/
Cabuil7360/
Sabley7360/
Seable7357/
Sablee7356/
Kaeble7352/
Ziable7345/
Cample7344/
Zeable7341/
Kaible7340/
Khable7339/
Saable7329/
Cablis7328/
Sablhe7327/
Saible7326/
Cavley7323/
Cajbel7321/
Sablie7317/
Chably7316/
Djable7315/
Cabiol7314/
Jableh7314/
Sableh7314/
Casbil7313/
Sablei7312/
Cabill7310/
Kasble7310/
Czabla7310/
Zableh739/
Cablit739/
Cöbler739/
Jabhle738/
Jabler738/
Jablee738/
Sabhle737/
Jabley737/
Kaable736/
Kabhle735/
Chablè734/
Cabuel734/
Choble733/
Sablea733/
Kablee733/
Zablet733/
Cawles732/
Zabley732/
Cauvle732/
Sahble732/
Kablhe732/
Kablle732/
Cablia732/
Cabiel732/
Châble732/
Casbel732/
Kahble731/
Sableu731/
Sablle731/
Caivle731/
Cablya731/
Cavler731/
Cawlie731/
Coblee731/
Coeble731/
Coblet731/
Cablla731/
Jablea731/
Jablet731/
Jables731/
Kablie731/
Tsable731/
Caboel731/
Cābele731/
Cawlei731/
Ccabil731/
Csabli731/
Kableh731/
Coblez731/
Zaable731/
Zablei731/
Kcabll731/
Canple730/
Cooble730/
Ceabel730/
Zauble730/
Casbly730/
Cosble730/
Tchabelle716/
Caaaabler710/
Cabella671,506/
Cabilla671,087/
Chablay67370/
Sabelle67289/
Cabelli67125/
Keables67109/
Tchabli67108/
Kabl6768/
Zabelle6751/
Cobl6746/
Cablish6736/
Cabelly6729/
Cablová6729/
Caubill6718/
Kahable6716/
Kaiblee6715/
Qabl6715/
Cobelle6713/
Zaubler6712/
Coubles6711/
Sabille6711/
Kabelle6711/
Ziablee6710/
Cabilli678/
Cablaya678/
Keabler677/
Saybleh677/
Casbill677/
Zeablee676/
Cablova676/
Kaibele675/
Cioblea675/
Șciabli674/
Caubell673/
Coblieh673/
Qabille673/
Cobille673/
Cavl673/
Tchoble673/
Canpley672/
Khablhe672/
Tsabler672/
Kabille671/
Kaibler671/
Campley671/
Caubiol671/
Cauvley671/
Cauwles671/
Cauwley671/
Cawwley671/
Caybell671/
Chablhi671/
Chabloi671/
Cheible671/
Chhabelley671/
Chavhle671/
Chavlee671/
Coibler671/
Ciablia671/
Zajbler671/
Sceible671/
D'Schaible671/
Kaubler671/
Seableh671/
Sayblea671/
Seablee671/
Catbell671/
Sahable671/
Sableeh671/
Cabuell671/
Choblle671/
Cawledz671/
Cawless671/
Coblech671/
Tchably671/
Cabilly671/
Zableah671/
Kaybele671/
Chaabli671/
Chaibli671/
Camplee671/
Catbill670/
Cabiell670/
Caboell670/
Cobletz670/
Kabhler670/
Coblett670/
Coobler670/
Casbell670/
Cawlley670/
Cavlett670/
Campple670/
Scoblee670/
Cosbley670/
Coblets670/
Cobleys670/
Caybill670/
Camphle670/
Chabloy670/

Cable Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cable in the Arabic language
كابلkabl-
كبليkbly-

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