Samwell Forename
Approximately 237 people bear this name
Samwell Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew ‘name of God’ or ‘heard of God’, the name of one of the greatest of the Hebrew prophets, who anointed Saul as first king of Israel. Samuel was rare as a christian name in the Middle Ages, though examples occur in 13th-C records, and the surnames Samuel, Samwell occur as early as 1273.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 98% | 61 | 1:137,753 | 5,126 |
| Zambia | - | 30 | 1:528,493 | 11,862 |
| India | 100% | 27 | 1:44,995,480 | 799,701 |
| South Africa | 100% | 22 | 1:2,478,757 | 68,223 |
| Nigeria | 81% | 19 | 1:9,345,493 | 111,831 |
| Philippines | 100% | 13 | 1:8,154,575 | 122,416 |
| United States | - | 13 | 1:27,887,460 | 205,684 |
| Brazil | - | 10 | 1:21,423,615 | 203,947 |
| Egypt | 100% | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Russia | 100% | 5 | 1:28,846,741 | 73,146 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Germany | - | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Canada | 100% | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
Samwell (728) may also be a surname.
Samwell Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew ‘name of God’ or ‘heard of God’, the name of one of the greatest of the Hebrew prophets, who anointed Saul as first king of Israel. Samuel was rare as a christian name in the Middle Ages, though examples occur in 13th-C records, and the surnames Samuel, Samwell occur as early as 1273. Not all of these were Jewish, though some may have been. After the Reformation Samuel became a favourite name, an early example being Samuel Danfel the poet (1562-1619). It continued in general use after the Restoration, when many Biblical names went out, and is still a common working-class name, usually abbreviated to Sam.
Samuel Curia Regis Rolls 1200-1215, Hundred Rolls 1273. Samewell Church Registers of St. Mary Aldermary, 1558-1754 1628.
Samwell Forename Popularity
Samwell Demographics
Average Samwell Salary in
United States
$40,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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