Ebel Surname

24,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Ebel Surname Definition:

(German, French) Descendant of Ebilo or Eble (boar).

Ebel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,6601:6,904856
United States4,9271:73,5668,479
France1,0151:65,4419,017
Russia8341:172,80919,536
Nigeria7751:228,57113,401
Brazil4881:438,67716,623
Argentina4561:93,7367,908
Canada4401:83,7409,310
Poland2501:152,03521,611
Cameroon2061:100,82111,910
Kazakhstan1531:115,57212,359
South Africa991:547,25043,124
England991:562,80934,447
Australia541:499,92037,885
Czechia521:204,49029,445
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Nicaragua441:136,8432,125
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Marshall Islands301:1,727420
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Chile271:652,46215,367
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Austria231:370,23639,193
Luxembourg231:25,2414,722
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Haiti121:890,32611,483
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
India71:109,580,769786,157
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Curaçao41:39,312638
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4971:101,04410,235

The alternate forms: Ébel (78) & Êbel (1) are calculated separately.

Ebel (3,897) may also be a first name.

Ebel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, French) Descendant of Ebilo or Eble (boar).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ebel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ebel (Arabic: ايبل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻞ, Hindi: ेबेल, Marathi: अॅबेल, Russian: Эбель) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as: Ébel or Êbel. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 24,493rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 330,201 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Ebel are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ebel is also the 112,278th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 3,897 people.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 11,660 people, or 1 in 6,904. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 72 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Ebel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ebel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ebel surname increased 991 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 521 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ebel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Ebel surname are 19.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.08% registered with the party.

The amount Ebel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.31% more than the national average, earning R 418,968 per year; in United States they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $47,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $51,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ébel9278/
Êbel921/
Hebel898,847/
Gebel898,477/
Jebel894,690/
Eibel892,010/
Ebelt89811/
Ebell89703/
Oebel89613/
Eubel89231/
Eybel89164/
Yebel89118/
Aebel8985/
Ebuel8965/
Ebiel8948/
Ehbel8947/
Etbel8914/
Esbel8912/
Eabel894/
Ebeld894/
Ebael891/
Ebl86471/
Geibel803,366/
Ebelle803,118/
Heibel802,378/
Hiebel801,135/
Heubel80755/
Hoebel80478/
Echbel80204/
Geybel80152/
Esbell80105/
Gebell8091/
Eibell8071/
Haebel8055/
Heabel8055/
Heybel8043/
Hebell8033/
Jesbel8022/
Hebelt8020/
Esbelt8015/
Oebell8014/
Gejbel808/
Geebel807/
Iesbel806/
Jebeel804/
Eubell804/
Eibele803/
Eboehl802/
Ebeldt802/
Heebel801/
Jeebel801/
Jeubel801/
Yebiel801/
Ehbeel801/
Yesbel801/
Hesbel801/
Ehbeld800/
Jebell800/
Yoebel800/
Eabell800/
Abel75253,767/
Eibl756,203/
Obel755,487/
Eble754,151/
Ebil751,505/
Ibel75950/
Ewel75738/
Hebl75360/
Eybl75223/
Jbel75186/
Gebl7572/
Ybel7527/
Yebl755/
Eewl753/
Aebl752/
Esbl752/
Ejbl751/
Eubl751/
Öbel751/
Eabl751/
Eblp751/
Eblt751/
Eevl751/
Eebl751/
Etbl751/
Heijbel7397/
Ebelová7351/
Hoebell7313/
Heibell739/
Ebelova733/
Heibele732/
Eisbell732/
Giejbel731/
Hiebell730/
Heebele730/
Habel6714,347/
Abell6712,856/
Abiel676,913/
Ewell676,623/
Abuel674,375/
Hiebl672,164/
Eyuel672,093/
Höbel671,690/
Hobel671,441/
Häbel67816/
Heble67803/
Gibel67737/
Jweel67732/
Aboel67676/
Hybel67645/
Abeel67477/
Uibel67468/
Empel67454/
Aabel67436/
Isbel67364/
Hewel67327/
Heibl67327/
Ibell67303/
Aibel67263/
Giebl67238/
Yeble67234/
Obell67223/
Heubl67219/
Hibel67187/
Jbiel67136/
Hebil67120/
Geibl6778/
Eyvel6773/
Eible6773/
Yobel6773/
Hébel6743/
Heybl6732/
Ibiel6732/
Aybel6729/
Ebild6729/
Ahbel6726/
Hýbel6725/
Eibelová6722/
Eevel6716/
Jeble6715/
Gebil6715/
Jibel6714/
Heibelle6713/
Etbøl6712/
Abael6711/
Geybl6710/
Yibel679/
Obeel678/
Jebil677/
Esbøl677/
Eybil677/
Heebl676/
Yweel676/
Ebill675/
Enpel675/
Heblt674/
Obiel674/
Eubil673/
Esbil673/
Jhbel673/
Eable672/
Eblle672/
Esuel672/
Jbeld672/
Jbele672/
O'Bel671/
Jbell671/
Eweel671/
Ewelh671/
Ysbel671/
Ibael671/
Ibeld671/
Hoebl671/
Oboel671/
Ejbøl671/
Ehwel671/
Eibelova671/
Abehl671/
Obuel671/
Ibehl671/
Hebyl671/
Ajbel671/
Ejblt671/
Eivel670/
Iobel670/
Eavel670/
Heetbeld670/
Euwel670/
Ewiel670/

Ebel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ebel in the Hindi language
ेबेलebela-
Ebel in the Marathi language
अॅबेलaebela-
Ebel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻞabl80
ﺍﺑﻲaby20
Ebel in the Russian language
Эбельebel-
Ebel in the Arabic language
ايبلaybl-

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Ebel Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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