Cognomen بابيل (Papel 
, Babell 
, بابيل 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname بابيل is habitual in Peru, where it is quite a rare surname, Luxembourg, and Angola. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Bangladesh, Peru, and Philippines. Much less frequently, بابيل is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Papel | Spain, Angola, Philippines, Bangladesh, Peru |
| Babell | Venezuela, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines |
| بابيل | Yemen |
| نصوح بابيل politician, SY (b. 1905) |
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