Hebel Surname

57,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Hebel Surname Definition:

(Norwegian, German) Descendant of Hebald (high, strong).

Hebel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0361:26,5173,502
United States2,2241:162,97616,584
Poland1,9811:19,1872,881
Yemen2611:101,2466,101
Tanzania2001:264,70821,070
Micronesia1991:534133
France1951:340,62951,332
Ukraine1371:332,28241,630
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Denmark831:68,0096,785
Northern Ireland641:28,8293,065
Chile511:345,4219,676
Australia461:586,86342,409
Austria431:198,03324,866
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Israel221:388,98331,283
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Croatia171:248,74126,882
England171:3,277,533109,658
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Norway111:467,48139,375
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

The alternate forms: Hébel (43) are calculated separately.

Hebel (464) may also be a first name.

Hebel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian, German) Descendant of Hebald (high, strong).

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

Hebel Last Name Facts

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

Hebel (Arabic: هيبل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺒﻞ, Marathi: हेबेल, Oriya: େହେବଲ) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Hébel. Click here for further potential spellings of Hebel.

How Common Is The Last Name Hebel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hebel is the 57,243rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 823,731 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Hebel reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 35 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hebel is also the 395,684th most common first name internationally, held by 464 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 3,036 people, or 1 in 26,517. In Germany Hebel is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Poland, where 22 percent live.

Hebel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hebel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hebel last name grew 955 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hebel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hebel surname are 13.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hebel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.45% less than the national average, earning 185,322 kr per year; in United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $48,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hébel9343/
Chebel914,412/
Heibel912,378/
Hiebel911,135/
Heubel91755/
Hoebel91478/
Haebel9155/
Heabel9155/
Heybel9143/
Hebell9133/
Hebelt9120/
Khebel916/
Heebel911/
Hesbel911/
Ebel8922,070/
Hebl89360/
Heijbel8397/
Cheibel8317/
Hoebell8313/
Heibell839/
Heibele832/
Kheïbel831/
Kheybel831/
Chesbel831/
Chebell831/
Hiebell830/
Heebele830/
Habel8014,347/
Gebel808,477/
Jebel804,690/
Hiebl802,164/
Eibel802,010/
Höbel801,690/
Hobel801,441/
Häbel80816/
Ebelt80811/
Heble80803/
Ebell80703/
Hybel80645/
Oebel80613/
Hewel80327/
Heibl80327/
Eubel80231/
Heubl80219/
Hibel80187/
Eybel80164/
Hebil80120/
Chebl8085/
Aebel8085/
Ebuel8065/
Ebiel8048/
Ehbel8047/
Heybl8032/
Ahbel8026/
Hýbel8025/
Etbel8014/
Esbel8012/
Heebl806/
Heblt804/
Eabel804/
Ebeld804/
Jhbel803/
Khebl801/
Hoebl801/
Ebael801/
Hebyl801/
Heibelle7713/
Cheubell771/
Heetbeld770/
Ebl75471/
Hempel7326,408/
Ebelle733,118/
Hewelt731,486/
Chebil731,405/
Hewell731,097/
Chibel73308/
Hibell73291/
Cheble73287/
Heevel73207/
Echbel73204/
Haibel73163/
Geybel73152/
Heible73152/
Habeel73151/
Heuwel73122/
Höbelt73121/
Heavel73121/
Esbell73105/
Khebil7396/
Gebell7391/
Hobell7385/
Khibel7375/
Habell7374/
Eibell7371/
Chybel7338/
Hajbel7338/
Hesbøl7325/
Heable7324/
Habiel7324/
Hoybel7322/
Häbell7320/
Haabel7319/
Esbelt7315/
Oebell7314/
Hejbøl7312/
Häbelt7312/
Gejbel738/
Geebel737/
Khybel737/
Haybel736/
Jebeel734/
Eubell734/
Ishbel734/
Henpel733/
Hibelt733/
Eibele733/
Chhebl732/
Chewel732/
Eboehl732/
Chébel732/
Ebeldt732/
Cheewl732/
Khewel731/
Hybeel731/
Heuuel731/
Jeebel731/
Höbell731/
Hesböl731/
Habael731/
Chebll731/
Ehbeel731/
Ahbiel731/
Heeble730/
Heabil730/
Hiewel730/
Ehbeld730/
Jebell730/
Hoebil730/
Heivel730/
Eabell730/
Hibiel730/
Abel67253,767/
Eibl676,203/
Obel675,487/
Eble674,151/
Ebil671,505/
Heimpel671,155/
Ibel67950/
Ewel67738/
Habl67704/
Hybl67596/
Hobl67580/
Hýbl67488/
Hibl67341/
Eybl67223/
Jbel67186/
Hempell67124/
Heibült67115/
Ébel6778/
Gebl6772/
Ebelová6751/
Haibele6751/
Heebøll6746/
Ybel6727/
Høgebøl6719/
Hemmpel6718/
Haybele6713/
Heibøll6712/
Haibell6710/
Haybell678/
Heavell676/
Chewell676/
Höbl676/
Cheable674/
Hevl673/
Ebelova673/
Chempel673/
Eewl673/
Eisbell672/
Aebl672/
Heinpel672/
Chebill672/
Hisbelt672/
Esbl672/
Khejvel671/
Choibel671/
Cheible671/
Ishbell671/
Ejbl671/
Eubl671/
Haabeel671/
Chibiel671/
Chaibel671/
Hoboell671/
Haybiel671/
Êbel671/
Öbel671/
Eabl671/
Cheouel671/
Eblp671/
Eblt671/
Eevl671/
Eebl671/
Etbl671/
Jehweel671/
Jhbl671/
Hewl670/
Heawell670/

Hebel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hebel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﺒﻞhbl-
Hebel in the Marathi language
हेबेलhebela57.14
हॅबेलhebela42.86
Hebel in the Oriya language
େହେବଲehebala50
େହେବଲ୍ehebal50
Hebel in the Arabic language
هيبلhybl-

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