Orbel Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Orbel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France761:873,983102,402
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Orbel (548) may also be a first name.

Orbel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orbel (Georgian: ორბელ) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orbel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Orbel reside; 62 percent reside in Caribbean and 62 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 359,856th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 548 people.

It is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 873,983. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Guadeloupe, where 92 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 5 percent are found and Brittany, where 1 percent are found. Apart from France this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Orbel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orbel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orbell911,057/
Gorbel91357/
Horbel91146/
Orbl894/
Horbelt83322/
Gorbell8369/
Gourbel831/
Hourbel831/
Horbeld831/
Horbell830/
Arbel802,779/
Erbel801,014/
Urbel80235/
Orwel8017/
Orbil8011/
Oruel801/
Orble800/
Orbelova7712/
Herbel733,119/
Orwell73478/
Harbel73310/
Garbel73192/
Arbael73108/
Gorbil73104/
Horbyl73101/
Urbiel7355/
Gorbyl7350/
Arbell7349/
Gurbel7336/
Hörbel7331/
Arbeel7327/
Hurbel7315/
Erbell7312/
Oruell739/
Orruel738/
Orbilt737/
Orbill737/
Arbuel732/
Orouel731/
Ouruel731/
Arbeld731/
Urbell731/
Aarbel731/
Arbelt731/
Aerbel730/
Horble730/
Horwel730/
Horwell67850/
Hörbelt67403/
Gourbil67203/
Herbuel67104/
Garbell6787/
Harbell6753/
Gorwell6743/
Herbell6742/
Arbelle6738/
Erbl6719/
Arbiell6710/
D'Arbel675/
Arbeelh675/
Arbl672/
Gorbill671/
Gurbell671/
Orwl671/
Arbehel670/
Harbelt670/
Hurbell670/
Orvl670/

Orbel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orbel in the Georgian language
ორბელorbel-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Orbel
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