Hell Surname

36,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hell Surname Definition:

According to Mr. Bowditch the name Holl in the U.S. is pronounced Hell; and Holle, without prefix, is found in H. H. It may also be the same with Hele; from Hele, Heale, or Heal; a manor in the parish of Bradninch, Devon. Hell however is found as a German name; perhaps from Kell, clear, bright.

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Hell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,5771:12,2401,579
France1,5171:43,7865,533
Austria1,3071:6,515801
Iran8551:89,8049,031
Cameroon4511:46,0516,047
Brazil4371:489,87318,497
Italy4271:143,22422,627
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Sweden3101:31,7642,595
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
Hungary2531:38,8004,188
Netherlands2051:82,37613,768
India2011:3,816,246105,238
Switzerland1981:41,4795,822
Finland1801:30,5374,058
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Denmark1491:37,8843,949
Norway791:65,0929,213
Canada541:682,32655,162
Australia441:613,53943,545
Czechia431:247,29033,576
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
England371:1,505,89364,828
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Romania111:1,825,26153,941
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
China101:136,732,1577,199
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belize21:177,7373,502
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

Hell (1,199) may also be a first name.

Hell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

According to Mr. Bowditch the name Holl in the U.S. is pronounced Hell; and Holle, without prefix, is found in H. H. It may also be the same with Hele; from Hele, Heale, or Heal; a manor in the parish of Bradninch, Devon. Hell however is found as a German name; perhaps from Kell, clear, bright.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Hell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hell (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﻝ) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,334th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 501,897 people. Hell is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Hell are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hell is also the 228,808th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 1,199 people.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 6,577 people, or 1 in 12,240. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 29 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Saarland, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 94 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Hell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 189 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 37 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland and Protestant (40%) in Ukraine.

The amount Hell earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 29.52% less than the national average, earning 243,929 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $46,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helle899,960/
Chell893,271/
Khell89222/
Heill8993/
Heyll8991/
Hejll8972/
Hjell8938/
Hiell8934/
Hellt8915/
Heall895/
Helld893/
Hehll891/
Hellh891/
Helll891/
Heull890/
Ell865,258/
Hel863,600/
Chelle802,576/
Hysell802,171/
Heille80163/
Cheall8041/
Hytell8013/
Khelle803/
Echell802/
Chiell801/
Kheall801/
Khelll801/
Hesell800/
Hisell800/
Cheill800/
Hycell800/
Hill75810,045/
Held7548,433/
Heil7536,266/
Hele7510,213/
Chel758,429/
Elle757,186/
Heal756,399/
Khel754,382/
Gell754,258/
Helt754,191/
Hehl753,859/
Heyl753,423/
Hejl752,577/
Hiel751,845/
Heel751,757/
Jell751,710/
Häll751,389/
Eull75542/
Help75396/
Hyll75323/
Eill7589/
Hýll7583/
Hesl7573/
Heul7572/
Helø7543/
Ehll7517/
Eyll7516/
Eell759/
Ellt757/
Eall756/
Hjel755/
Iell754/
Ellh753/
Ihll752/
Helh752/
Hetl751/
Híll751/
Hıll751/
Høel751/
Yhll751/
Esll751/
Elld751/
Hjll751/
Hessell73735/
Haisell7399/
Hittell7377/
Heasell7354/
Hellová7343/
Chisell7335/
Cheille7315/
Haysell7312/
Chhelle7311/
Heysell737/
Eichell737/
Aichell734/
Haitell733/
Hettell733/
Hellova733/
Hyssell732/
Cheelle731/
Chehell731/
Hyttell731/
Heisell731/
Gehhell731/
Cheglil731/
Heesell730/
Hissell730/
Hescell730/
El6739,116/
Hille6717,056/
Heald679,428/
Heldt678,964/
Cheal678,860/
Chele676,299/
Heale672,053/
Khele671,903/
Chelh671,401/
Hisel671,122/
Chessell67994/
Heile67717/
Hesel67651/
Kheil67481/
Kheyl67431/
Cheel67413/
Khelh67359/
Hetel67317/
Chissell67315/
Chill67312/
Heijl67264/
Kheel67263/
Heyle67259/
Ichel67234/
Khill67220/
Hylle67188/
Haill67178/
Heele67176/
Häßel67144/
Cheul67136/
Hegli67122/
Echel67114/
Chiel6793/
Hitel6792/
Heisl6789/
Heitl6788/
Heßel6783/
Hecel6775/
Hysel6767/
Häsel6753/
Hesle6749/
Chehl6746/
Hettl6744/
Ytell6742/
Healt6740/
Itell6738/
Cheil6734/
Chichell6732/
Hytel6731/
Geell6730/
Chittell6728/
Hoill6727/
Hetil6727/
Heløe6724/
Isell6723/
Kheal6723/
Etell6722/
Hesil6722/
Høgel6721/
Chyll6721/
Heild6720/
Ealle6717/
Gheyl6717/
Chhel6715/
Chelt6714/
Chetl6710/
Jeall679/
Hey'l679/
Heltt678/
Åhäll678/
Ecell677/
Esell676/
Hilll676/
Huill676/
Khyll676/
Ellle675/
Cheyl675/
Helleher674/
Hillt674/
Hehtl674/
Chelp674/
Eglil673/
Jsell673/
Eille673/
Hilld673/
Hycel673/
Hoyll673/
Cheld673/
Heelh673/
Icell673/
Jchel673/
Healh672/
Khejl672/
Eichellt672/
Heltø672/
Heldh672/
Khehl671/
Chechill671/
Chettell671/
Jeell671/
Heeyl671/
Hehlt671/
Hgill671/
Hjhll671/
Elgli671/
Eylle671/
Eullh671/
Ellth671/
Chesl671/
Cheelleh671/
Jellh671/
Hicel671/
Heihl671/
Uheel671/
Esill671/
Jhlhl671/
Haichell671/
Helph670/
Ellph670/
D'ell670/
Hillp670/
Heilt670/
Heahl670/
Heachell670/
Heattell670/
Hjill670/
Hiehl670/
Heeld670/
Hhill670/

Hell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hell in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﺎﻝhal-

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