Kibbel Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kibbel Surname Definition:

(English) descendants of the Anglo-Saxon 1 Céolb(e)ald = Nautically Bold [Old English céol, a ship + b(e)ald, bold] 2 Cyneb(e)ald - Royally Bold [Old English cyne-, royal + b(e)ald] (poss.

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Kibbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1761:457,41740,380
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Kibbel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) descendants of the Anglo-Saxon 1 Céolb(e)ald = Nautically Bold [Old English céol, a ship + b(e)ald, bold] 2 Cyneb(e)ald - Royally Bold [Old English cyne-, royal + b(e)ald] (poss. also) 3 Cúðb(e) aid = Famously Bold [Old English cúð, famous + b(e)ald]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kibbel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kibbel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺒﻞ) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kibbel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 917,199th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kibbel are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kibbel is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 457,417. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 58 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.

Kibbel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kibbel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 276 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kibbel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kibbel surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Kibbel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.56% less than the national average, earning R 17,676 per year and in United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,012 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kibbell923/
Kibble833,697/
Kebbel83233/
Kubbel830/
Kebbell77302/
Kuebbel771/
Kimpbel770/
Kimpbell713/
Quibbell710/
Kebble67157/
Kempbel6213/
Quibble629/
Chebbel621/
Cubbell620/
Kempbell5712/
Cimpbell571/

Kibbel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kibbel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﺒﻞkybl-

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