Charbel Surname

189,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Charbel Surname User-submission:

The surname Charbel or Sharbel is of ancient Assyrian origins. It consists of both shar (for ishar, the Assyrian dialect form of ishtar) and bel (lord). The surname appears during the Parthian period (247 BC – 224 AD) and is widely documented in a number of inscriptions from the cities of Ashur, Erbil, Nineveh, and Hatra.

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Charbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1,5111:3,731694
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Algeria861:449,20435,752
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Canada471:783,94961,790
Australia411:658,43245,385
Qatar221:107,18211,536
France161:4,151,420237,746
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Charbel (35,173) may also be a first name.

Charbel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Charbel or Sharbel is of ancient Assyrian origins. It consists of both shar (for ishar, the Assyrian dialect form of ishtar) and bel (lord). The surname appears during the Parthian period (247 BC – 224 AD) and is widely documented in a number of inscriptions from the cities of Ashur, Erbil, Nineveh, and Hatra. During the early Christian period, the name entered Classical Syriac (Aramaic) as Sharbel.

- sharbel

Charbel is a Syriac/Aramaic name coming from: char = 'king', 'master' and bel = 'God'. Thus, the meaning is 'God the King'.

- charbelghaoui

Charbel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Charbel (Arabic: شاربل) is found in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Charbel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 189,356th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,266,493 people. Charbel is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Charbel are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 68 percent are found in Levant. Charbel is also the 24,639th most widespread first name globally, held by 35,173 people.

This last name is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is borne by 1,511 people, or 1 in 3,731. In Lebanon Charbel is mostly concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 60 percent live, Beqaa Governorate, where 21 percent live and South Governorate, where 6 percent live. Other than Lebanon Charbel occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Charbel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Charbel last name is primarily Maronite (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Charbel surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Charbel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 34.57% more than the national average, earning $58,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.01% less than the national average, earning $37,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scharbel939/
Carbel92399/
Harbel92310/
Charbl921/
Charbelle881/
Charuel861,096/
Charbil861,058/
Cherbel86137/
Sharbel86116/
Harbell8653/
Carbell8633/
Scharbl8626/
Carbiel861/
Cahrbel861/
Chorbel861/
Charble860/
Harbelt860/
Carbl830/
Charruel80134/
Charouel8013/
Sharbell8010/
Sharbeel803/
Charwell802/
Harrbell801/
Carrbell801/
Scharble800/
Harbeldt800/
Corbel775,290/
Sarbel771,082/
Caruel77801/
Harbil77585/
Horbel77146/
Carwel7734/
Hörbel7731/
Haruel7720/
Harble7715/
Zarbel7715/
Harwel779/
Carbil776/
Jarbel774/
Harböl772/
Harbøl772/
Harwell7110,448/
Corbell711,699/
Carwell71994/
Corbeel71444/
Hörbelt71403/
Horbelt71322/
Carruel7152/
Sharble7150/
Harbøll7139/
Corbiel7127/
Sarbell7122/
Harouel7116/
Carbill7115/
Zarbell715/
Cherbil714/
Jarbell714/
Harbild713/
Harbill712/
Jarbøel712/
Harweel711/
Caruell711/
Harruel711/
Tchorbelle711/
Szarbel711/
Haruell711/
Horbeld711/
Sharbil711/
Hearble711/
Sahrbel711/
Hourbel711/
Horbell710/
Zarbl67161/
Corbiell6774/
Carrwell673/
Harbille673/
Sharbill673/
Harrwell673/
Carwl672/
Corrbeel671/
Khairbil671/
Chorhbil671/
Cherhbil671/
Hearwell670/
Searbell670/
Harzwell670/
Shorbell670/

Charbel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charbel in the Arabic language
شاربلsharbl-
شربلshrbl-

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