Amstel Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Amstel Surname User-submission:

The Amstel surname comes from the name of an important Dutch river, which is derived from aeme-stelle, old Dutch for 'water-area', namely, an area abounding with water.

Amstel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1411:119,76718,833
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
England111:5,065,278148,650
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Amstel (40) may also be a first name.

Amstel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Amstel surname comes from the name of an important Dutch river, which is derived from aeme-stelle, old Dutch for 'water-area', namely, an area abounding with water.

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Amstel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amstel (Russian: Амстел) is most common in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amstel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 942,947th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name Amstel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Amstel reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name in the world, held by 40 people.

The surname Amstel is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 119,767. In The Netherlands Amstel is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 31 percent are found, Utrecht, where 21 percent are found and North Brabant, where 18 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.

Amstel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amstel has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Amstel surname rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amstel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amstel surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amstel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.77% less than the national average, earning 281,129 kr per year and in United States they earn 43.83% more than the national average, earning $62,063 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amstell9222/
Aimstel922/
Anstel836/
Amstil832/
Anstell778/
Amstill772/
Homstel771/
Hanshtel7113/
Ganshtel711/
Omstil674/
Anstil670/
Homstøl6253/
Ganstil6211/
Hanstål628/
Anstill621/
Heimstøl574/
Anctl551/
Anctil503,647/

Amstel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amstel in the Russian language
Амстелamstel-

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