Charbel Surname
Approximately 2,231 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCharbel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1,511 | 1:3,731 | 694 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| United States | 104 | 1:3,485,182 | 196,218 |
| Algeria | 86 | 1:449,204 | 35,752 |
| Brazil | 80 | 1:2,675,929 | 80,209 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
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.
- sharbelCharbel is a Syriac/Aramaic name coming from: char = 'king', 'master' and bel = 'God'. Thus, the meaning is 'God the King'.
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Charbel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Charbel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Charbel (Arabic: شاربل) is found most frequently in Lebanon. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Charbel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 189,356th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,266,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 35,173 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 1,511 people, or 1 in 3,731. In Lebanon Charbel is most numerous in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 60 percent reside, Beqaa Governorate, where 21 percent reside and South Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Lebanon Charbel occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Charbel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Maronite (96%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Charbel are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political 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
Charbel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Charbel in the Arabic language | ||
| شاربل | sharbl | - |
| شربل | shrbl | - |
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