Ábel Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Ábel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ábel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,0091:9,7291,124
Slovakia1441:37,0596,822
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Abel (253,767) & Abél (1) are calculated separately.

Ábel (515) may also be a first name.

Ábel Last Name Facts

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

Ábel occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Abel or Abél. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ábel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 317,867th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,186,372 people. Ábel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ábel live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Ábel is also the 372,418th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 515 people.

The surname Ábel is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 1,009 people, or 1 in 9,729. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 20 percent live, Baranya County, where 15 percent live and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Hungary it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 12 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abel92253,767/
Hábel89240/
Ábele8999/
Ábelt8911/
Abél831/
Hábelt801/
Hábele801/
Obel755,487/
Hábl75110/
Ábelová73176/
Gabel6719,794/
Gobel6714,833/
Habel6714,347/
Abell6712,856/
Abiel676,913/
Abuel674,375/
Aubel673,167/
Eibel672,010/
Hobel671,441/
Oubel671,149/
Aboel67676/
Abeel67477/
Aabel67436/
Asbel67264/
Aibel67263/
Abelt67233/
Eubel67231/
Obell67223/
Eybel67164/
Hável67116/
Abeld6744/
Aybel6729/
Hábelová6727/
Ahbel6726/
Obelt6722/
Abeul6716/
Háblt6714/
Atbel6713/
Abael6711/
Hóbel6710/
Obeel678/
Ābele677/
Uobel674/
Eabel674/
Obiel674/
Abelh673/
Osbel672/
Obeul672/
O'Bel671/
Obeld671/
Hábil671/
Ajbel671/
Obuel671/
Abehl671/
Oboel671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ábel
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