The Abele surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,326 people carried this name — #20,139 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 222,200 people counted. That is down 14% from 1,547 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 86 people named Abele live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
61 people named Abele live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Abele.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Marne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Abele,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christoph Ignaz Abele 1627–1685 · politician -
Christoph Ignaz Abele 1628–1685 · politician
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Vincenz von Abele 1813–1889 -
Matthias Abele 1618–1677 · writer
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Johann Martin Abele 1753–1805 · historian
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Joseph Marian Abele 1765–1819 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Abele.
- Abecassis 167 · U.S. census
- Abed 1,580 · U.S. census
- Abegg 311 · U.S. census
- Abel 18,464 · U.S. census
- Abela 534 · U.S. census
- Abelard 206 · U.S. census
- Abella 2,177 · U.S. census
- Abellard 309 · U.S. census
- Abelli 100 · U.S. census
- Abello 692 · U.S. census
- Abergel 207 · U.S. census
- Abert 370 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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