Novel Surname

60,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Novel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Novel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3,9651:40,1912,350
Indonesia1,8691:70,7597,628
France1,1091:59,8948,074
United States3781:958,88671,403
Italy2771:220,78230,895
Spain2071:225,85514,954
Afghanistan1151:279,5934,540
India791:9,709,688189,874
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Slovenia391:63,7879,424
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
England111:5,065,278148,650
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
China71:195,331,65210,124
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

The alternate forms: Novél (7) & Novèl (1) are calculated separately.

Novel (9,568) may also be a first name.

Novel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Novel (Georgian: ნოველ, Hindi: नोवेल, Marathi: नोवेल) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Novél or Novèl. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Novel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,146th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 869,636 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Novel are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 63,132nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 9,568 people.

The surname is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 3,965 people, or 1 in 40,191. Without taking into account Bangladesh it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Novel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Novel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Novel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Novel surname are 8.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Novel earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 20.36% more than the national average, earning $27,324,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 16% more than the national average, earning $50,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning $46,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Novél937/
Novèl931/
Novele9116,163/
Nouvel913,711/
Novell912,043/
Novesl9137/
Noviel9137/
Noveld9130/
Noveel916/
Gnovel915/
Novelt912/
Noveal912/
Novelh911/
Noovel911/
Novelle83883/
Nouveld8331/
Nouvell8310/
Novisel839/
Novesel838/
Novhele833/
Noevell832/
Noovell830/
Novelll830/
Nevel801,534/
Navel80995/
Nowel80436/
Novil8087/
Novyl801/
Nouvelle77231/
Novelova772/
Nouveldt772/
Novelová771/
Novicell771/
Noivelle770/
Nowell7311,962/
Navele73804/
Nevell73498/
Neuvel73308/
Nowele73235/
Neevel73214/
Nobele73199/
Naouel73198/
Naveel73194/
Naviel73146/
Novile73104/
Neveil7358/
Nevelő7330/
Naveld7326/
Navell7318/
Novail7311/
Nauvel739/
Novill738/
Navhel737/
Neviel733/
Ngowel732/
Noweil732/
Nowhel731/
Noweal731/
Nowelh731/
Noevil731/
Ngavel731/
Naveil731/
Noweel731/
Navelt731/
Novoyl731/
Nobeal730/
Neveal730/
Novellová7120/
Nouvealle712/
Nodtveldt710/
Noville67146/
Nasveld6754/
Navelle6730/
Gnobele6722/
Naveele677/
Nobhele673/
Naouele673/
Neuvell672/
Nouvill671/
Nowelle671/
Noweell671/
Nhavele671/
Navitel671/
Naaouel671/
Nauvell670/
Neveill670/
Neviell670/

Novel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Novel in the Georgian language
ნოველnovel-
Novel in the Hindi language
नोवेलnovela-
Novel in the Marathi language
नोवेलnovela77.87
नॉवेलnovela15.42
नोएलno'ela1.98
नोवेnove0.79
नोवळेnovale0.4
नोवलnovala0.4
नोवेळnovela0.4
नोबेलnobela0.4

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Novel
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