de Bell Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Bell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Bell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Belgium161:718,54060,840
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

de Bell Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Bell occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Bell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,218,745th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of de Bell live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 255,866. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 41 percent reside, North Brabant, where 35 percent reside and South Holland, where 21 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands de Bell is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

de Bell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Bell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Bell surname declined 37 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Bell Last Name Statistics demography

de Bell earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% more than the national average, earning $61,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Belle9383/
de Buell932/
de Bel92876/
de Beul86524/
de Boel86424/
de Buel8614/
de Well863/
di Bell862/
de Biel861/
de Belt861/
De-Bell861/
der Bel861/
de Bael861/
de Bill860/
de Beeld8068/
de Viell8032/
di Belle8021/
de Bille805/
da Belle801/
de Bil77154/
de Vel77115/
de Wel7789/
de Byl7738/
de Ble771/
da Bel771/
de Bÿl771/
De-Bel771/
de Wael711,103/
de Bijl71521/
de Veld71310/
de Bilt7119/
de Wiel7118/
de Bihl718/
de Viel715/
de Bhil713/
der Wel711/
de Welt711/
de Buil711/
der Byl711/
de Will710/
de Bildt6765/
De-Viell6711/
der Wehl677/
der Bijl671/
da Bl671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Bell
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