Debele Surname

18,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Debele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Debele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia28,6541:3,404577
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Latvia101:205,00522,061
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Dēbele (1) are calculated separately.

Debele (178,972) may also be a first name.

Debele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Debele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻲ, Oriya: େଦେବେଲ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Dēbele. For other possible spellings of Debele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Debele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,961st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 250,776 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Debele reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 5,875th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 178,972 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 28,654 people, or 1 in 3,404. Barring Ethiopia this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Debele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Debele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Debele surname rose 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Debele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Debele surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Debele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning R 224,664 per year; in United States they earn 10.65% more than the national average, earning $47,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.1% less than the national average, earning $28,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dēbele941/
Debelie921,469/
Deibele92446/
Doebele92302/
Debeule9258/
Debaele9234/
Diebele9229/
Debeleh9218/
Debeile9218/
Desbele9216/
Deubele9211/
Debeles923/
Debeleç922/
Debeler921/
Debeley921/
Debelez921/
Deabele921/
Hdebele921/
Debelea921/
Debelei921/
Deibelei861/
Debeletz861/
Deibiele861/
Debela8334,926/
Debeli832,105/
Debole83800/
Döbele83667/
Dobele83344/
Dibele83333/
Debale83179/
Dabele83171/
Dewele83110/
Debely8392/
Debyle8361/
Debeil8355/
Debeul8331/
Debile8331/
Devele8327/
Debeal8313/
Dybele833/
Debeyl832/
Debeselle802/
Debecelle801/
Debeila771,589/
Debelyi77546/
Develle77496/
Debayle77412/
Doebeli77259/
Develey77242/
Dibetle77224/
Develet77177/
Debelyy77170/
Deballe77163/
Deveyle77139/
Develez77136/
Develer77127/
Debolle77104/
Dibeler7799/
Debelis7770/
Dabelea7755/
Dewiele7741/
Dhebale7739/
Develes7738/
Dyobele7735/
Dibeley7721/
Döbeler7721/
Dabhele7713/
Daebale7713/
Doebale7710/
Dabeleh777/
Dewelee776/
Diebeli775/
Devhele774/
Deibeil773/
Daibele773/
Debeliy772/
Debelay772/
Deboyle772/
Deabale772/
Dhobele772/
Debetil772/
Dabiele772/
Debiole772/
Dempele772/
Duybele772/
Dhevele771/
Deevile771/
Deibole771/
Debeijl771/
Debelio771/
Debhole771/
Debyler771/
Dabelee771/
Debeela771/
Debesel771/
Debaleu771/
Debaële771/
Debiley771/
Deweale771/
Deweler771/
Deweley771/
Deveale771/
Deveile771/
Deuwele771/
Debelai771/
Debaleh771/
Deabole771/
Dibelet771/
Devetle770/
Diebely770/
Dobeley770/
Debaley770/
Debuiselle7563/
Debesselle7559/
Devel73587/
Debelaia71477/
Develles71285/
Debaille71230/
Debelaya71207/
Deveille71189/
Debessel7191/
Desbesel7171/
Debayles7148/
Deboille7124/
Dhaebale718/
Daybelge717/
Deebeely716/
Deballey715/
Deweille714/
Desbesselle714/
Debelich713/
Debailey713/
Develler713/
Deiveley713/
Develeer713/
Deweiler712/
Debeluis712/
Deveulle712/
Develley711/
Djbeille711/
Dhoebale711/
Desbelay711/
Deiveler711/
Deavelle711/
Deballei711/
Debelihs711/
Desbecel711/
Deboisel711/
Devellez711/
Duybhele711/
Devielle710/
Deavelee710/
Develi675,982/
Dobale672,392/
Debili671,823/
Dabale671,779/
Dibela671,297/
Döbeli67797/
Devela67756/
Dybeli67641/
Debail67403/
Dabole67180/
Desbessel67166/
Debali67162/
Dibale67127/
Dobole67121/
Desbesell67116/
Devile6799/
Dabeli6799/
Divele6794/
Dibole6793/
Dessbesel6772/
Debély6770/
Dobeli6767/
Dywele6764/
Dabile6753/
Devely6743/
Devell6743/
Debila6740/
Debaillet6735/
Deveil6730/
Dewile6728/
Deavel6727/
Dobile6727/
Debailles6726/
Dibile6716/
Debuyl6713/
Debijl6712/
Deivel6712/
Debily6711/
Dewely6710/
Devyle678/
Diwele677/
Dibecelle676/
Dibeli675/
Deßbesell675/
Deevel673/
Deveal673/
Débole672/
Deveiller671/
Dewela671/
Dewyle671/
Desweiler671/
Dabyle671/
Debhil671/
Dibeal671/
Djuele671/
Deiweleit671/
Deavielle671/
Debeillis671/
Dechouele671/
Débile671/
Dīvele671/
Devellles671/
Deweli671/
Djbeli671/
Deebesell671/
Dybale670/
Detveiler670/

Debele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Debele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻲdmbly-
Debele in the Oriya language
େଦେବେଲedebela50
େଡେବେଲedebela50

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