Isabel Surname

11,752nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Isabel Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Isabel (oath to Baal); an English variant of Elizabeth (oath of God).

Isabel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola18,5361:1,456256
Mozambique12,3601:2,206544
Portugal6,1801:1,686254
Mexico2,7381:45,3352,450
Spain1,5261:30,6373,109
United States1,3671:265,14924,967
Brazil1,2091:177,0676,823
Canada9621:38,3014,810
France6811:97,53714,260
Dominican Republic5781:18,0501,232
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Guatemala1181:136,2943,293
Philippines1071:946,15283,691
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Australia861:313,90427,145
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
England661:844,21344,691
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
India601:12,784,423224,716
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
São Tomé and Príncipe411:4,327374
Cuba391:295,4545,288
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Colombia291:1,647,38211,290
Kenya291:1,592,41035,799
Panama281:139,7244,684
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Honduras131:678,1883,875
Cape Verde111:48,1491,796
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
China91:151,924,6187,954
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
East Timor41:303,982255
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominica11:75,891912
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:246,17020,471

Isabel (2,423,913) may also be a first name.

Isabel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Isabel (oath to Baal); an English variant of Elizabeth (oath of God).

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

Isabel Last Name Facts

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

Isabel (Arabic: إزابيل, Hindi: इसाबेला, Marathi: इसाबेल, Oriya: ଇସାେବଲ, Russian: Исабель) occurs in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Isabel? popularity and diffusion

Isabel is the 11,752nd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 152,469 people. Isabel is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Isabel reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Isabel is also the 230th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 2,423,913 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Angola, where it is borne by 18,536 people, or 1 in 1,456. Other than Angola this last name occurs in 98 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 26 percent reside and Portugal, where 13 percent reside.

Isabel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Isabel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Isabel last name expanded 670 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Isabel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Isabel surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Isabel surname are 7.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Isabel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 22.69% less than the national average, earning $17,551,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.65% less than the national average, earning $37,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.81% less than the national average, earning $40,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isabell921,931/
Issabel9215/
Idsabel928/
Iscabel923/
Isabeel922/
Ishabel922/
Iesabel921/
Isaabel921/
Eisabel921/
Hisabel921/
Isabael921/
Aisabel920/
Isabelle8623,778/
D'Isabel862/
Izabel832,005/
Ysabel83791/
Usabel83102/
Isable83100/
Esabel8340/
Isobel8314/
Jsabel831/
Isebel831/
Ixabel831/
Issabelle80771/
Escabel77313/
Isobell7742/
Isebell7716/
Izabell7711/
Izaabel779/
Isablle775/
Hizabel772/
Gesabel772/
Ysabell771/
Uizabel771/
Edsabel771/
Idsabil771/
Izaebel771/
Esabell771/
Essabel771/
Ijhabel771/
Issable770/
Isabill770/
Eseabel770/
Izabelle71169/
Ysabelle7121/
Izzabell7112/
Isobelle713/
Esabelle713/
Ijabelle711/
D'Isable711/
Yzabel6771/
Uzabel6722/
Ezabel6711/
Izebel677/
Issawl674/
Izabil672/
Ejabel671/
Usábel671/
Exabel671/
Yoshabell671/
Isavle671/
Izabelova671/
Esable671/
Isheawele671/
Eizabelle671/
Usebel670/

Isabel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Isabel in the Oriya language
ଇସାେବଲisaebala-
Isabel in the Hindi language
इसाबेलाisabela58.33
इसाबेलisabela16.67
इशाबेलाisabela8.33
इजाबेलijabela8.33
ईशाबेलाisabela8.33
Isabel in the Marathi language
इसाबेलisabela50.6
इजाबेलijabela13.25
इसबेलisabela8.43
ईसाबेलisabela8.43
ईजाबेलijabela3.61
ईझाबेलijhabela2.41
इझाबेलijhabela2.41
ईसबेलisabela2.41
इजाबलijabala1.2
ईसेबलisebala1.2
इजबेलijabela1.2
ईजबेलijabela1.2
इसबॅलisabela1.2
Isabel in the Russian language
Исабельisabel-
Isabel in the Arabic language
إزابيلazabyl-
إيسابلaysabl-
أيزابيلayzabyl-
ايسابلaysabl-
اسابيلasabyl-
إيزابيلayzabyl-
ازابيلazabyl-
ايزابيلayzabyl-

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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 Isabel
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