Amsel Surname
Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAmsel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 539 | 1:672,466 | 53,587 |
| Germany | 314 | 1:256,387 | 27,596 |
| Israel | 185 | 1:46,257 | 6,172 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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.
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Amsel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amsel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amsel (Russian: Амсель) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Amšel. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amsel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amsel is the 311,195th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,022,765 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Amsel are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Amsel is also the 840,349th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 123 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 539 people, or 1 in 672,466. In The United States Amsel is primarily found in: New York, where 46 percent live, New Jersey, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent live and Israel, where 15 percent live.
Amsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Amsel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Amsel last name expanded 26,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amsel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Amsel last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.12% registered with the 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
Amsel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amsel in the Russian language | ||
| Амсель | amsel | - |
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