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.
Amsel Demographics
Average Amsel Salary in
United States
$50,669 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amsel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amsel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amsel (Russian: Амсель) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Amšel. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amsel? popularity and diffusion
Amsel is the 311,195th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,022,765 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Amsel live; 49 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Amsel is also the 840,349th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 123 people.
Amsel is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 539 people, or 1 in 672,466. In The United States Amsel is most numerous in: New York, where 46 percent are found, New Jersey, where 12 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Amsel exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent are found and Israel, where 15 percent are found.
Amsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Amsel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.12% being 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
Amsel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amsel in the Russian language | ||
| Амсель | amsel | - |
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