Debela Surname

15,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Debela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Debela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia34,6111:2,818487
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Ukraine511:892,60286,458
Zambia431:368,60319,020
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Hungary121:818,02342,199
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Norway61:857,04855,549
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Debela (148,481) may also be a first name.

Debela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Debela (Oriya: େଡେବଲା, Russian: Дебела) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Debela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,965th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 208,657 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Debela are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Debela is also the 7,073rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 148,481 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 34,611 people, or 1 in 2,818. Apart from Ethiopia it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Ukraine, where 0 percent live.

Debela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Debela last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Debela surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Debela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 58.74% less than the national average, earning R 98,052 per year and in United States they earn 20.43% less than the national average, earning $34,332 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Debeila921,589/
Deubela927/
Debelay922/
Debetla922/
Debelah921/
Debeela921/
Debelai921/
Debelea921/
Debelaia86477/
Debelaya86207/
Desbelay861/
Debelash861/
Debele8329,060/
Debelo834,277/
Debeli832,105/
Dibela831,297/
Debala831,293/
Devela83756/
Dabela83391/
Debola83388/
Dobela83264/
Debely8392/
Debila8340/
Dewela831/
Debicella8013/
Debelie771,469/
Develay77978/
Devella77731/
Debelyi77546/
Deibele77446/
Dibeela77186/
Debelyy77170/
Deevela77126/
Dyobela7789/
Debelis7770/
Dibetla7765/
Debeule7758/
Dabelea7755/
Dempela7742/
Debelos7736/
Diebele7729/
Debolla7726/
Dibeila7722/
Dibelay7721/
Diveela7720/
Develga7718/
Debeleh7718/
Debeile7718/
Desbele7716/
Debilia7715/
Deubele7711/
Deavela776/
Deballa776/
Dehbala776/
Debyola775/
Dhabela775/
Deveela775/
Diebeli775/
Debiola774/
Develas773/
Debeles773/
Dabelah773/
Deveila773/
Debeliy772/
Debhola772/
Dibelia772/
Debeleç772/
Deabila772/
Disbela771/
Deveula771/
Deviela771/
Deevila771/
Dehuela771/
Deibala771/
Debalai771/
Debalay771/
Debelio771/
Debeloo771/
Debelot771/
Deebelo771/
Dejuela771/
Debeler771/
Debeley771/
Debelez771/
Debilya771/
Debolah771/
Deabala771/
Deabele771/
Develia771/
Devesla771/
Diobela771/
Hdebele771/
Debelei771/
Desbelo771/
Daboela771/
Dabeila771/
Deebola770/
Diebely770/
Develah770/
Deebicella751/
Debailia71447/
Dehbalai71327/
Dabhelia71178/
Develias7184/
Deebeelo7110/
Deabelos717/
Deveglia716/
Dhevella716/
Deebeely716/
Dhabelia715/
Deevella714/
Dabhelay714/
Debelich713/
Dhabhela713/
Dyobhela713/
Debaleau712/
Debeluis712/
Diveella711/
Devealla711/
Deveella711/
Deabilia711/
Deavella711/
Debelihs711/
Dibelaya711/
Deibelei711/
Deibelos711/
Debeletz711/
Dabhelya711/
Deïbalia711/
Deibiele711/
Develaut710/
Develi675,982/
Dibala673,089/
Dabila672,307/
Dabala672,109/
Debili671,823/
Devila671,445/
Dybeli67641/
Dibele67333/
Divela67326/
Dabelo67247/
Dabola67203/
Dobila67156/
Debolo67100/
Djuela67100/
Develo6793/
Dobola6777/
Dibelo6777/
Debély6770/
Dobala6765/
Debyle6761/
Debile6731/
Devele6727/
Debilo6725/
Dibola6723/
Dibila6717/
Debily6711/
Debalo678/
Dewila676/
Díbala676/
Dibeli675/
Debaillia674/
Dybele673/
Debeselle672/
Devitella671/
Debecelle671/
Debeillis671/
Debeło671/
Debała671/
Dybila671/
Dēbele671/
Dewelo671/
Djbeli671/

Debela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Debela in the Oriya language
େଡେବଲାedebala-
Debela in the Russian language
Дебелаdebela-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Debela
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