Ethel Surname

285,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ethel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ethel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel6191:13,8252,104
Cameroon3701:56,1337,250
Nigeria1821:973,31241,407
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Ethel (302,249) may also be a first name.

Ethel Last Name Facts

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

Ethel (Arabic: اثل, Hindi: एथेल, Marathi: इथेल, Oriya: ଏେଥଲ) is found most in Israel. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ethel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 285,461st most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,410,205 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Ethel are found; 53 percent are found in West Asia and 46 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 3,455th most numerous given name in the world, held by 302,249 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 619 people, or 1 in 13,825. In Israel it is most numerous in: Central District, where 31 percent are found, Southern District, where 20 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 16 percent are found. Not including Israel it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Ethel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ethel has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ethel last name fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ethel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ethell91614/
Esthel9148/
Eithel9124/
Ethiel9111/
Eethel912/
Eathel912/
Ethael911/
Etheld911/
Ethele911/
Gethel911/
Hethel911/
Etheal911/
Eythel911/
Etthel910/
Etel89268/
Ethl892/
Geithel838/
Eythell834/
Ethelle831/
Jethell831/
Easthel831/
Jethiel831/
Esthele831/
Eithell830/
Getthel830/
Haethel830/
Eitel806,717/
Estel801,566/
Ettel801,161/
Etele801,073/
Hetel80317/
Eytel80104/
Athel8090/
Ejtel8070/
Getel8045/
Etell8022/
Othel8019/
Etiel8016/
Ethil8013/
Eatel807/
Ehtel805/
Eteal805/
Ethyl803/
Ithel802/
Oetel802/
Eutel802/
Etael801/
Eztel801/
Eteel801/
Ietel801/
Etuel801/
Etoel801/
Ethle801/
Eetel800/
Esthelle7713/
Etechell771/
Getehell770/
Geethell770/
Etl75496/
Estell732,897/
Oettel731,987/
Gettel73997/
Hettel73950/
Othelh73450/
Ettelt73400/
Athiel73215/
Eateel73200/
Ithell73168/
Hietel73130/
Eteile7364/
Ithiel7363/
Eastel7354/
Estele7342/
Heetel7337/
Ettell7336/
Othiel7333/
Hetele7331/
Eistel7326/
Esteel7314/
Etteld7314/
Yetgel7314/
Hathel7312/
Gedtel7311/
Ettele7310/
Itetel739/
Etelle738/
Eatell737/
Atheel736/
Atheil735/
Echtel735/
Athell734/
Haetel734/
Eitele734/
Othell733/
Eitiel733/
Oeteel732/
Isthel732/
Esteil732/
Eteele732/
Athael732/
Ethill731/
Hesthl731/
Jethil731/
Edthil731/
Eeteal731/
Eetell731/
Ethild731/
Ethyle731/
Yetele731/
Esteal731/
Ithele731/
Geteal731/
Eidtel731/
Etgell731/
Ethile731/
Estelt731/
Eteale731/
Ahthel731/
Atehel731/
Hothel731/
Eittel731/
Esthil731/
Itheel730/
Eutell730/
Esttel730/
Heteel730/
Hetiel730/
Esteld730/
Jetele730/
Oetell730/
Ettl672,612/
Otel671,561/
Etil67560/
Haettel67416/
Eastell67405/
Atel67396/
Echteld67282/
Estl67212/
Itel67204/
Easteal67172/
Esteile67172/
Ötel67115/
Hetelle6782/
Edtl6779/
Eitl6766/
Etle6734/
Oetl6729/
Gettell6728/
Hoettel6723/
Hettele6721/
Getl6716/
Echtelt6711/
Eattell678/
Hethail677/
Othl676/
Oettell674/
Attehel674/
Etessel674/
Hettell673/
Hatthel672/
Athl672/
Ytel672/
Hathell671/
Eadthil671/
Eechtel671/
Estehle671/
Hetl671/
Jtel671/
Hithell671/
Esthyle671/
Aatheel671/
Eatl671/
Etjl671/
Etlh671/
Eztl671/
Athaell671/
Hatheel671/
Hotheil671/
Eatuell670/
Eestell670/
Geettel670/
Geitgel670/
Githell670/
Ettelle670/
Esstell670/
Echtell670/

Ethel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ethel in the Oriya language
ଏେଥଲeethala93.1
ଏେଥଲ୍eethal6.9
Ethel in the Marathi language
इथेलithela45.45
एथेलethela36.36
येथेलyethela9.09
एथलethala9.09
Ethel in the Hindi language
एथेलethela40
एथलethala20
इथलithala20
ऐथेलaithela20
Ethel in the Arabic language
اثلathl-
اثيلathyl-
أثلathl-

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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 Ethel
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