Amsel Surname

311,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Amsel Surname Definition:

(from a house sign) or (from a place name) German Jews may derive the name from the Frankfurt ghetto house No. 21, which had the sign of the blackbird (Amsel). Eastern Jews derive the name from Namslau, in Silesia. Jews called Namslau Amsle, and this was later changed to Amsel.

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Amsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5391:672,46653,587
Germany3141:256,38727,596
Israel1851:46,2576,172
Canada471:783,94961,790
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
England151:3,714,537119,675
France141:4,744,480251,814
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Amšel (3) are calculated separately.

Amsel (123) may also be a first name.

Amsel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a house sign) or (from a place name) German Jews may derive the name from the Frankfurt ghetto house No. 21, which had the sign of the blackbird (Amsel). Eastern Jews derive the name from Namslau, in Silesia. Jews called Namslau Amsle, and this was later changed to Amsel.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Amsel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amsel (Russian: Амсель) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Amšel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amsel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 311,195th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,022,765 people. Amsel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Amsel reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Amsel is also the 840,349th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 123 people.

Amsel is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 539 people, or 1 in 672,466. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 46 percent reside, New Jersey, where 12 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Amsel occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Israel, where 15 percent reside.

Amsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amsel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 26,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amsel last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amsel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 60.15% more than the national average, earning R 380,568 per year; in United States they earn 17.43% more than the national average, earning $50,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.4% more than the national average, earning $64,288 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amšel933/
Amsell9135/
Amsuel9120/
Amshel9117/
Gamsel9115/
Amsael913/
Hamsel913/
Amssel912/
Amseel911/
Amsl8944/
Amschel8352/
Hamsael8313/
Hamssel834/
Hamsell831/
Amshell830/
Gamsell830/
Ansel807,702/
Amzel80410/
Amshl80137/
Emsel8032/
Amsil8026/
Amgel806/
Hamsl801/
Eamsl800/
Amselová771/
Ansell7314,252/
Hansel7310,415/
Gansel731,028/
Amschl73358/
Anshel73202/
Hamsil73174/
Emsell7386/
Ansiel7375/
Anseel7353/
Hemsel7349/
Ansehl7342/
Hamzel7336/
Ahnsel7324/
Amzelt7313/
Amssil737/
Homsel736/
Anssel733/
Amcell733/
Ansael733/
Ansuel732/
Gamzel732/
Anszel731/
Amshil731/
Gamsil731/
Emsiel731/
Eamsil731/
Emsael731/
Asmgel731/
Aansel730/
Hansell674,673/
Hemsell67110/
Hanscel6771/
Anschel6767/
Ahnsehl6764/
Anshell6755/
Gansell6752/
Hanssel6742/
Hainsel6741/
Ansl6712/
Emsl6710/
Hanshel675/
Heansel675/
Amšl675/
Anselll674/
Hanseul672/
Anseldt672/
Amjl671/
Hamzeel671/
Anssell671/
Hamdjel671/
Homseld671/
Hanseld671/
Ansield671/
Asencil671/
Asinsel671/
Asingel671/
Amsigli671/
Ahnsell671/
Hanszel671/
Hamshil671/
Hannsel670/
Haunsel670/
Hemssel670/
Ainsell670/

Amsel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amsel in the Russian language
Амсельamsel-

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