Chemel Surname

299,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Chemel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
France3591:185,02228,799
Kenya1371:337,08020,325
Russia1191:1,211,11888,466
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Chemel (43) may also be a first name.

Chemel Last Name Facts

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

Chemel (Oriya: େଚେମଲ, Russian: Чемель) is most common in Ghana. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 299,736th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,742,747 people. Chemel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Chemel are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chemel is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 43 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Apart from Ghana it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in France, where 28 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.

Chemel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chemel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chemel surname grew 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chemel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chemel surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Chemel last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chemel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.92% more than the national average, earning R 306,360 per year; in United States they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning $49,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 67.99% more than the national average, earning $83,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schemel922,239/
Chemell9248/
Chemuel9210/
Chesmel928/
Chemiel927/
Chiemel921/
Hemel9113,430/
Cemel91155/
Schemmel862,869/
Shchemel86154/
Schiemel8677/
Schemiel8620/
Schemoel867/
Schemehl865/
Schemell863/
Schemelt860/
Chomel831,547/
Heimel83854/
Hemmel83461/
Hemelt83457/
Heemel83452/
Heymel83273/
Chamel83272/
Chemil83270/
Shemel83204/
Chimel83165/
Zhemel8310/
Kcheml837/
Hiemel835/
Khemel835/
Cemelt835/
Cemmel834/
Czemel833/
Hemell832/
Ceamel831/
Hemiel831/
Chymel831/
Chieml831/
Cheaml831/
Scemel830/
Hetmel830/
Scheml830/
Schemmell8016/
Heml809/
Chemelova806/
Ceml802/
Schemmiel800/
Schimel77585/
Czemmel77356/
Czemiel77280/
Shemeld77236/
Shemuel7772/
Chamuel7729/
Heijmel7722/
Shemeel7716/
Heimmel7715/
Chaimel7715/
Chimiel7714/
Chamiel7712/
Shemell7710/
Chamell778/
Shemoel777/
Cemmell776/
Shemmel776/
Kchimel775/
Schämel775/
Chammel773/
Shemael773/
Chamael773/
Cheamil772/
Shemiel772/
Chimmel771/
Chimell771/
Chyomel771/
Schemhl771/
Hemmell771/
Khemmel771/
Kehemel771/
Hesmelt771/
Kheimel771/
Chommel771/
Chymmel771/
Chemled771/
Chemmil771/
Chimoel771/
Heimell770/
Schemml770/
Hemmiel770/
Himel7341,946/
Gemel733,949/
Hymel732,984/
Hemil732,112/
Zemel731,596/
Semel731,210/
Kemel73907/
Hämel73471/
Heiml73283/
Cemil73222/
Jemel73190/
Cimel7351/
Chiml7313/
Kheml7310/
Choml732/
Chaml731/
Cymel731/
Sheml731/
Čemel731/
Cemül731/
Heeml731/
Schimmel7112,453/
Shemmeld7148/
Shemmell7147/
Shchemyl7124/
Dzhemmel7111/
Chemigli719/
Schimell715/
Schimael711/
Schimuel711/
Shcemmel711/
Schimiel711/
Schämmel711/
Shemuell711/
Chheemlh711/
Schimeld710/
Schimelt710/
Himmel676,202/
Semoel671,520/
Gemmel671,504/
Semmel671,435/
Kemuel671,236/
Chamil67924/
Shimel67844/
Keimel67604/
Semuel67557/
Chimil67537/
Kiemel67419/
Kemmel67383/
Quemel67361/
Shemelova67286/
Zemmel67219/
Schiml67198/
Kemell67136/
Keymel67133/
Tschimmel67123/
Seumel67117/
Caimel67115/
Schimmell67108/
Seimel67104/
Sehmel6791/
Haimel6782/
Shemil6779/
Chomil6770/
Seemel6757/
Gemehl6752/
Gemell6746/
Himell6741/
Semael6740/
Semeel6739/
Zeemel6738/
Cemgil6737/
Szemel6735/
Cismel6735/
Hemled6734/
Hähmel6734/
Caymel6731/
Hämmel6730/
Hemlet6727/
Hemleh6726/
Tsemel6724/
Hymele6724/
Kemiel6722/
Scemelova6722/
Haymel6720/
Jeamel6719/
Khymel6719/
Jemeel6718/
Shymel6714/
Zemell6712/
Jemmel6712/
Ziemel6712/
Siemel6711/
Semeul678/
Kehmel678/
Cymiel677/
Semiel674/
Hismel674/
Chymyl674/
Shemyl674/
Hemmil673/
Hemlep673/
Gemeel673/
Chemilova672/
Shemll672/
Semell672/
Xhemil672/
Khemil672/
Coimel672/
Hemild672/
Hemilt672/
Jemell671/
Hymell671/
Hymmel671/
Hjmmel671/
Cimmel671/
Zemeel671/
Schimmael671/
Huimel671/
Shemld671/
Geymel671/
Chomyl671/
Cimiel671/
Himeel671/
Kemeul671/
Scimel671/
Hseeml671/
Hemill670/
Keemel670/
Keamel670/

Chemel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chemel in the Oriya language
େଚେମଲecemala-
Chemel in the Russian language
Чемельcemel-

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