Amels Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Amels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Netherlands1401:120,62318,951
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Amels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amels (Russian: Амельс) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 749,861st most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Amels live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 432,825. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent reside, Bavaria, where 4 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Germany Amels is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Amels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Amels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Amels surname rose 686 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Amels are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Amels earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.46% more than the national average, earning $62,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamels91507/
Amelse91171/
Ameels9178/
Ahmels9139/
Amiels9111/
Amuels913/
Aumels911/
Ammels910/
Amls890/
Haemels83174/
Hammels8385/
Asmelsh832/
Gammels831/
Gamells831/
Ammells831/
Gameels830/
Amils8046/
Amles8023/
Amlsh8011/
Emels803/
Hammelsø779/
Asmelshe771/
Hemels73263/
Amills73147/
Emmels7324/
Gamils7323/
Gomels7311/
Homels739/
Omelse734/
Omells732/
Hamils731/
Eymels731/
Amlest731/
Gamles730/
Heemels67344/
Hommels67197/
Gommels6749/
Emmells674/
Omelles672/
Amlz671/
Hamelch671/
Hamless670/
Hammils670/

Amels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amels in the Russian language
Амельсamels-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Amels
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