Nebel Surname

47,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Nebel Surname Definition:

Roger de Nebula, Normandy 1180-05 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

Nebel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6231:14,3171,858
United States2,7891:129,96013,700
Austria6931:12,2881,724
Switzerland3431:23,9443,778
Denmark2351:24,0202,453
France2071:320,88348,728
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
Ecuador761:209,2877,992
Canada751:491,27542,011
Australia681:396,99632,204
Uruguay631:54,4725,995
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
England501:1,114,36153,243
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Poland391:974,58370,126
Romania381:528,36539,789
Sweden311:317,63722,171
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Chile201:880,82418,509
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Norway121:428,52437,411
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

The alternate forms: Nébel (21) are calculated separately.

Nebel (413) may also be a first name.

Nebel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Roger de Nebula, Normandy 1180-05 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Nebel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nebel (Georgian: ნებელ, Hindi: नेबेल, Marathi: नीेबेल, Oriya: େନେବଲ, Russian: Небель) occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant: Nébel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nebel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,968th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 676,904 people. The last name Nebel occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Nebel reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 423,230th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 413 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 5,623 people, or 1 in 14,317. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Nebel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nebel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nebel last name grew 1,303 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 556 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nebel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nebel last name are 11.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nebel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.78% less than the national average, earning 225,709 kr per year; in Peru they earn 91.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,098 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.31% more than the national average, earning R 302,544 per year; in United States they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $48,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $51,141 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nébel9321/
Niebel911,965/
Noebel91342/
Neibel91246/
Neebel9188/
Neabel9168/
Nebell9164/
Ngebel9141/
Neubel9116/
Nebeel9112/
Nebelt912/
Neboel911/
Nebiel911/
Nebeul911/
Gnebel911/
Naebel910/
Nebl89738/
Niebell8317/
Nebelle835/
Noebell832/
Nobel8014,399/
Nabel808,013/
Nebil804,680/
Nöbel80728/
Newel80500/
Neble80324/
Nibel80175/
Niebl8099/
Nybel805/
Neebl802/
Neibl801/
Nebelova7717/
Nebelová778/
Neesbeld771/
Newell7368,453/
Nabeel7322,706/
Nabiel731,594/
Neevel73214/
Gneble7376/
Nobell7371/
Neeble7367/
Niewel7356/
Neivel7349/
Nisbel7344/
Neible7338/
Neable7336/
Nibell7336/
Nabell7334/
Neavel7321/
Nybell7320/
Nibeel7316/
Niebyl7312/
Naabel738/
Nibael737/
Hnybel734/
Nobeel732/
Naibel732/
Neweel732/
Nebéll731/
Neibøl731/
Nebill731/
Nebiol731/
Nabuel731/
Newuel731/
Nyobel731/
Nebltt730/
Nesbil730/
Nempel730/
Nibiel730/
Nibelle6798/
Nöbl6780/
Nobl6772/
Nébl6770/
Nevl6754/
Neblová6733/
Newwell679/
Naibele677/
Nebille677/
Nýbl676/
Neubill676/
Newl675/
Nohbell673/
Nabl673/
Newelll673/
Nybl672/
Nesbilt672/
Neewill671/
Newuell671/
Nibl671/
Niehuel671/
Nitbell671/
Nnewell670/
Neivell670/
Nesbill670/
Nesweld670/
Newiell670/
Nisbell670/
Neweell670/

Nebel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nebel in the Georgian language
ნებელnebel-
Nebel in the Hindi language
नेबेलnebela-
Nebel in the Oriya language
େନେବଲenebala-
Nebel in the Marathi language
नीेबेलniebela-
Nebel in the Russian language
Небельnebel-

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