Israel Surname

4,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Haiti

Israel Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Prince with God; or Contender of God [Hebrew Yísráél-El, God]

Israel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania17,4901:3,027421
Nigeria15,8821:11,1541,165
United States14,4581:25,0703,152
Ethiopia10,3031:9,4681,434
Philippines9,5881:10,5591,016
Haiti8,2491:1,295206
Chad7,7991:1,743328
Afghanistan6,6871:4,808457
Germany2,4891:32,3444,267
Brazil2,3361:91,6413,451
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
Ghana1,7321:15,6012,007
Iraq1,6031:21,8481,221
France1,5221:43,6425,510
South Africa1,4151:38,2884,919
Namibia9601:2,510397
Papua New Guinea8091:10,079839
Canada8021:45,9425,642
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
India7491:1,024,11942,941
England6311:88,3019,580
Botswana5071:4,313638
Australia4781:56,4766,885
Netherlands3891:43,4127,384
Indonesia3621:365,32931,419
Mexico3191:389,1107,832
Argentina2981:143,43412,138
Israel2431:35,2174,912
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Dominican Republic2311:45,1642,375
Lebanon2231:25,2782,812
Pakistan2211:808,34311,449
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Spain2041:229,17715,107
Wales1971:15,7081,698
Chile1931:91,2773,514
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Jamaica1681:17,0831,574
Belgium1481:77,68012,268
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Colombia1091:438,2946,639
Kenya941:491,27625,271
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Estonia881:15,0202,406
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Uruguay771:44,5685,026
Venezuela741:408,1638,379
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Peru641:496,62714,123
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Trinidad and Tobago391:34,9743,476
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Panama331:118,5534,252
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Syria281:689,3225,843
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Costa Rica181:265,5592,987
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Guatemala151:1,072,1785,317
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
China131:105,178,5825,529
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines121:9,388765
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Norway91:571,36544,190
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Dominica41:18,973529
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3001:81,2518,700
Wales941:16,685993
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3601:36,9264,374

The alternate forms: Israél (1) are calculated separately.

Israel (753,058) may also be a first name.

Israel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) Prince with God; or Contender of God [Hebrew Yísráél-El, God]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Fighter of God” in Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Hebrew) Descendant of Israel (champion of God).

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

A common Jewish surname, from the personal designation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Hebrew.) Prevailing in the Lord; a name given to the Patriarch Jacob.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Israel Last Name Facts

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

Israel (Arabic: اسراءيل, Bengali: ইসরায়েল, Georgian: ისრაელ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ, Hindi: इसराइल, Marathi: इसराईल, Oriya: ଇସାଏଲ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Israél. For other potential spellings of Israel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Israel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Israel is the 4,921st most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 63,478 people. The surname Israel is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Israel are found; 24 percent are found in East Africa and 15 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Israel is also the 1,257th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 753,058 people.

The surname Israel is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 17,490 people, or 1 in 3,027. In Tanzania Israel is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 11 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 11 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it is found in 143 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Israel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Israel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Israel last name expanded 1,063 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Israel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (44%) in Lebanon and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Israel last name are 38.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Israel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.05% more than the national average, earning 484,694 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.81% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,970 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.92% more than the national average, earning R 334,884 per year; in Colombia they earn 51.03% more than the national average, earning $34,288,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $44,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.37% more than the national average, earning $61,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Israél941/
Yisrael926,757/
Israiel92527/
Israyel9249/
Israele9233/
Isrrael9224/
Isreael9213/
Israell929/
Ishrael926/
Israhel923/
Issrael922/
Iszrael921/
Israael921/
Iesrael921/
Eisrael921/
Izsrael921/
Israesl921/
Isrel91106/
Israyeel8619/
Israetel869/
Israieel867/
Israyiel866/
Yisra'el866/
Yishrael865/
Ishrayel864/
Izsraael864/
Israitel864/
Israiyel862/
Israelle862/
Israayel861/
Israhiel861/
Israuiel861/
Isrraael861/
Israiiel861/
Eisraele861/
Isreal8314,559/
Esrael8313,407/
Israil8311,431/
Ysrael831,276/
Izrael83770/
Isriel8371/
Usrael8332/
Isreel8330/
Isroel8327/
Israul8319/
Israyl835/
Isrell834/
Isreil832/
Isryel831/
Ishrel831/
Israelova8011/
Israelová808/
Ishrayeel801/
Israelowa801/
Isrl801/
Ishrail77253/
Gisriel77243/
Israyal77143/
Israyil77102/
Israial7770/
Israhil7753/
Israile7733/
Israail7733/
Yisroel7732/
Yisreal7730/
Ysrrael7723/
Israjul7721/
Ijraiel7717/
Isriyal7715/
Ijrayel7713/
Issrail7713/
Yisrayl7712/
Isrieal779/
Israyle778/
Hisrail778/
Israiil777/
Yizrael777/
Israill776/
Izrayel776/
Esrayel775/
Israhul775/
Gisreal774/
Izraiel774/
Esraiel774/
Ishreal774/
Isreald773/
Isrreal773/
Oisreal773/
Ishraul771/
Israyul771/
Israyyl771/
Isreyal771/
Isrrail771/
Iszrail771/
Eesrael771/
Esraael771/
Aisrail771/
Yisriel771/
Isjreal771/
Issreal771/
Idsrail771/
Iesrail771/
Isrriel771/
Eisrail771/
Ezsrael771/
Essrael771/
Izraelt771/
Jizrael771/
Esraele771/
Esrahel771/
Isreeal771/
Esreael770/
Isril7365/
Esrel736/
Ijrel735/
Izrel734/
Ishrayal7135/
Izraitel7115/
Ishriyal7111/
Ishraile717/
Ishrayil717/
Isralova713/
Ishraial713/
Izrayiel713/
Isrrieal713/
Israhial713/
Israiyle711/
Israayil711/
Israyile711/
Issriyal711/
Ishraill711/
Ishraiyl711/
Yisrieal711/
Yisrā'el711/
Hisrahil711/
Israilova6729,773/
Ijrail67540/
Izrail67329/
Isroil67251/
Gesrel67230/
Esrail67225/
Izraelová67154/
Ysrayl6742/
Ezrael6725/
Izreal6715/
Esreal6711/
Israylova6710/
Ishril677/
Ijrayl675/
Esrayl673/
Esriel672/
Jisril672/
Izráel672/
Izraul671/
Izryel671/
Isrill671/
Issril671/
Ishryl671/
Ijraul671/
Esreil671/
Israïlova671/
Israilowa671/
Ysroel671/
Jizrel671/

Israel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Israel in the Georgian language
ისრაელisrael-
Israel in the Bengali language
ইসরায়েলisarayela-
Israel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞasrayyl75
ﺃﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞasrayyl25
Israel in the Oriya language
ଇସାଏଲisa'ela68.7
ଇଶାଏଲisa'ela9.78
ଇସରାଏଲisara'ela9.54
ଇସାଏଲ୍isa'el4.4
ଈସାଏଲisa'ela1.47
ଈଶାଏଲisa'ela0.98
ଇସାଏisa'e0.73
ଇସାଏଳisa'ela0.73
ଇସଏଲ୍isa'el0.49
ଇସାଇଲisa'ila0.49
ଇସଏଲisa'ela0.49
ଇଶାଏଲ୍isa'el0.49
ଇସିେରଲisierala0.24
ଇଶାଇଲisa'ila0.24
ଇସାୟଲisayala0.24
ଇସରାଏଲ୍isara'el0.24
Israel in the Marathi language
इसराईलisara'ila66.16
ईसराईलisara'ila32.74
इसरलisarala0.28
ईसरलisarala0.14
इसरेलisarela0.09
इरेलirela0.05
इरएलira'ela0.05
इसलामisalama0.05
Israel in the Hindi language
इसराइलisara'ila44.74
इसराईलisara'ila31.58
इस्राइलisra'ila13.16
इस्राईलisra'ila5.26
ईसराइलisara'ila2.63
इस्राएलisra'ela2.63
Israel in the Arabic language
اسراءيلasrayl-
سرائيلsrayyl-
اسرئيلasryyl-
اسرائيلasrayyl-

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Footnotes

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