Ahmels Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ahmels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahmels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ahmels Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ahmels Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ahmels is found most frequently in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ahmels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahmels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Ahmels occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Ahmels reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany Ahmels is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 33 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 33 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amels91383/
Hamels83507/
Hemels83263/
Amelse83171/
Ameels8378/
Amiels8311/
Homels839/
Amuels833/
Aumels831/
Ammels830/
Amls800/
Heemels77344/
Hommels77197/
Haemels77174/
Hammels7785/
Asmelsh772/
Gammels771/
Ammells771/
Gamells771/
Gameels770/
Amils7346/
Amles7323/
Amlsh7311/
Emels733/
Hemls732/
Homls730/
Hammelsø719/
Asmelshe711/
Hemmells711/
Amills67147/
Homles67106/
Emmels6724/
Gamils6723/
Gomels6711/
Omelse674/
Omells672/
Amlest671/
Eymels671/
Hamils671/
Hemles670/
Gamles670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ahmels
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