The Humbel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 108 people carried this name — #151,532 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 14% from 126 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
719 people named Humbel live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 113 people named Humbel.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Humbel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alfred Paul Victor Humbel 1873–1956 · military personnel -
Frida Humbel 1886–1971 · teacher
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Beda Humbel 1933–2019 · politician
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Ruth Humbel 1957– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Humbel.
- Huguet 461 · U.S. census
- Huit 121 · U.S. census
- Hulbert 5,214 · U.S. census
- Hulin 1,535 · U.S. census
- Hum 1,029 · U.S. census
- Humann 432 · U.S. census
- Humbert 4,321 · U.S. census
- Hume 6,573 · U.S. census
- Humel 150 · U.S. census
- Humm 732 · U.S. census
- Hummel 14,715 · U.S. census
- Hun 623 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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