Zabel Surname

30,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zabel Surname Definition:

(Polish, Czech-Slovakian) Dweller at the sign of the sable; one with the qualities of a sable; one who trapped and sold sables.

Zabel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,8561:9,0901,129
United States5,3901:67,2477,830
Brazil8521:251,2619,674
Yemen5281:50,0483,996
Algeria4841:79,81712,619
Poland2501:152,03521,611
Canada2281:161,60316,308
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Philippines1351:749,91374,028
France1311:507,04470,604
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
England751:742,90741,196
Denmark711:79,5037,759
Austria491:173,78422,520
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Israel301:285,25425,178
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Norway61:857,04855,549
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Wales51:618,90625,852
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3221:155,95914,357

The alternate forms: Zábel (54) are calculated separately.

Zabel (1,255) may also be a first name.

Zabel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Czech-Slovakian) Dweller at the sign of the sable; one with the qualities of a sable; one who trapped and sold sables.

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

Zabel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zabel (Georgian: ზაბელ, Marathi: झाबेल, Russian: Забель) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Zábel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zabel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,121st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 410,682 people. The last name Zabel occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Zabel reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 222,828th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,255 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 8,856 people, or 1 in 9,090. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany Zabel occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Zabel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zabel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,674 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zabel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zabel surname are 19.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zabel earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 27.89% more than the national average, earning 442,611 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.72% more than the national average, earning $48,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.64% more than the national average, earning $57,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zábel9354/
Zabell91426/
Zabeel91287/
Zaabel91251/
Zaybel9186/
Zaibel9171/
Szabel9161/
Zabelt9144/
Zajbel9123/
Zabiel9120/
Czabel9120/
Zaubel918/
Zhabel914/
Zabael912/
Ziabel911/
Zasbel911/
Tzabel911/
Zahbel911/
Dzabel911/
Zeabel910/
Zabl8959/
Szajbel83162/
Dziabel8399/
Zabelle8351/
Dzaebel8322/
Szaibel8317/
Szaybel832/
Sxzabel831/
Zaibelt831/
Zeabell830/
Zobel8011,161/
Sabel806,593/
Cabel804,885/
Jabel801,872/
Zable80338/
Zebel80265/
Zabil80177/
Zöbel8077/
Zaybl8030/
Zaibl805/
Zaabl805/
Szabl802/
Zaubl801/
Šabel801/
Şabel801/
Zóbel801/
Zõbel801/
Xabel801/
Zabelova77262/
Szczabel7733/
Zabelová7716/
Sabeel7312,023/
Shabel736,147/
Cabell732,400/
Zeybel732,010/
Saybel731,357/
Zuibel731,095/
Saibel731,017/
Caubel73744/
Sabell73697/
Zebell73609/
Zobell73570/
Zhebel73459/
Chabel73328/
Sabiel73308/
Ziebel73196/
Djabel73158/
Saebel73118/
Sajbel73113/
Zeibel73102/
Saubel7394/
Zaweel7383/
Tzobel7370/
Tsabel7363/
Zobelt7356/
Czóbel7347/
Zeable7341/
Szobel7331/
Jabeel7325/
Cajbel7321/
Sabuel7318/
Saabel7315/
Giabel7313/
Czobel7312/
Zoebel739/
Šajbel739/
Szable736/
Zhabil736/
Jabell735/
Zaibil735/
Zayvel734/
Dzäbel734/
Zoybel733/
Jaubel733/
Szóbel733/
Zablhl732/
Zhobel732/
Dzobel732/
Sabael732/
Cabiel732/
Ciabel732/
Seabel732/
Satbel731/
Jsabel731/
Zampel731/
Zabilt731/
Ziabil731/
Zaywel731/
Šaibel731/
Zoobel731/
Zaable731/
Zajwel731/
Zawiel731/
Ceabel730/
Zauble730/
Sabelt730/
Zhabelova71351/
Dzabelova7145/
Zabellova711/
Shabeel675,685/
Ziebell674,381/
Schabel672,503/
Zobl67911/
Zöbl67342/
Shaybel67326/
Sabelle67289/
Sabl67263/
Szawiel67231/
Szeibel67137/
Zampell67107/
Shaubel6784/
Scabell6751/
Saibele6739/
Sczebel6737/
Zeybelt6722/
Cabl6721/
Jaubelt6721/
Seabell6720/
Chabeel6720/
Ziebehl6720/
Shaibel6716/
Jhabeel6716/
Dziabeł6714/
Shabell6713/
Chabell6713/
Czampel6711/
Chaubel6710/
Zebl679/
Zeibell677/
Zablova675/
Szajble675/
Caubell673/
Dzhabil673/
Zampeel673/
Dzhabelova672/
Szaible672/
Sahabel672/
Zobelle672/
Seabele672/
Caybell671/
Chaabel671/
Jabeell671/
Zavl671/
Seabelt671/
Shabuel671/
Saybell671/
Chaibel671/
Jahbell671/
Ziebiel671/
Zaaibil671/
Djajbel671/
Czobiel671/
Dzhebel671/
Zeibeel671/
Xabl671/
Jaisbel671/
Jabl671/
Cabiell670/
Ziobell670/

Zabel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zabel in the Georgian language
ზაბელzabel-
Zabel in the Marathi language
झाबेलjhabela50
इजाबेलijabela50
Zabel in the Russian language
Забельzabel-

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