Cammell Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cammell Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) for Gamel or Gamal = Old [Old Norse gamall] (Anglo-French-Hebrew) a nickname or sign-name from the Camel. [Old French c(h)amel, thro. Latin and Greek from Hebrew gámáll. Perh. occasionally an assimilated of Campbell, q.v.

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Cammell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand2611:17,3503,044
England1501:371,45426,286
Australia771:350,59429,558
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Chile341:518,13213,148
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
East Timor11:1,215,928507
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Cammell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) for Gamel or Gamal = Old [Old Norse gamall] (Anglo-French-Hebrew) a nickname or sign-name from the Camel. [Old French c(h)amel, thro. Latin and Greek from Hebrew gámáll. Perh. occasionally an assimilated of Campbell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cammell Last Name Facts

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

Cammell is most common in New Zealand. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cammell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 523,160th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Cammell are found; 54 percent are found in Australasia and 54 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 17,350. In New Zealand Cammell is mostly found in: Auckland Region, where 72 percent reside, Northland Region, where 12 percent reside and Waikato Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account New Zealand Cammell exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Cammell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cammell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cammell surname fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cammell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cammell last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cammell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 148.09% more than the national average, earning R 589,560 per year; in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.08% more than the national average, earning $59,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scammell933,991/
Camell92242/
Cammel92154/
Scamell86148/
Scammel86116/
Cammuel8618/
Sammell8617/
Chamell868/
Commell867/
Chammel863/
Cammill861/
Cameell861/
Ca'mell861/
Chammll861/
Cgammel861/
Canmell861/
Jammell861/
Caumell861/
Catmell860/
Casmell860/
Kammell860/
Camel834,864/
Chaumell807/
Seammell800/
Scameell800/
Scammill800/
Causmell800/
Kammel772,196/
Caumel77729/
Sammel77594/
Kamell77379/
Chamel77272/
Camiel77238/
Jamell77164/
Camuel77132/
Camehl77125/
Caimel77115/
Jammel7788/
Zammel7781/
Camill7775/
Caymel7731/
Casmel7719/
Zamell7712/
Samell7712/
Comell7710/
Camael776/
Commel773/
Scamel772/
Canmel772/
Caamel771/
Ceamel771/
Camoel771/
Cameel770/
Cammil770/
Caml736/
Sammuel712,967/
Saumell711,474/
Samuell71465/
Chaumel71451/
Khammel71112/
Chaimel7115/
Kaemmel7110/
Samiell719/
Kammiel719/
Jameell718/
Djammel718/
Sammael716/
Sammiel716/
Jammeel716/
Jaammel715/
Kameell715/
Kemmell713/
Cahmiel712/
Jammill712/
Conmell712/
Camegli712/
Kammeel711/
Sammeel711/
Zammael711/
Kammelt711/
Zaumell711/
Chommel711/
Commoel711/
Chamill711/
Djamell711/
Sammoel711/
Seamell710/
Scameel710/
Kahmell710/
Kammuel710/
Coumell710/
Scamill710/
Kammill710/
Kommell710/
Cosmell710/
Comuell710/
Saimmel710/
Seammel710/
Kamel67429,739/
Samel675,191/
Zamel674,876/
Jamel674,271/
Camil671,168/
Comel67624/
Kamml67202/
Qamel6721/
Samll6716/
Kamll678/
Jamml677/
Camél673/
Camhl671/
Chaml671/
Sammmuel671/
Camlı671/
Jamll671/
Kathmell671/
Çamel671/
Samml671/
Cámel671/
Ckaml671/
Czaml671/

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