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    The surname Abella

    A surname, carried by 2,177 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A140

    Abella: #13,874 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Abella #13,874, 2,177 people Abella: #13,874 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Abella #13,874, 2,177 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abella is more common than 91.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,177 people named Abella in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,785.

    #13,874
    rank among US surnames
    2,177
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +22%
    change since 2000 (was #15,154)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,867Flock2,179141,691
    #13,871Seman2,178141,756
    #13,874Hymes2,177141,822
    #13,883Vandenheuvel2,176141,887

    Who is named Abella

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    51% of people named Abella identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 12% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 51%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 30%
    • White (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Two or more races 5.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Abellas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Josep Maria Abella Batlle
      born 1949

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Abella

    Abella has the Soundex code A140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A140.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Abella?
    2,177 people in the United States had the surname Abella in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. It ranked 13,874th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Abella?
    In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Abella identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Abella?
    Josep Maria Abella Batlle.
    Where is the surname Abella most common?
    Wikidata records people named Abella in Spain.
    Is the surname Abella getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,785 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,177 in 2010, up 22%.