Chmiel Surname

26,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Chmiel Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who grew hops.

Chmiel Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland15,8741:2,394226
United States2,3051:157,24916,068
Germany7461:107,91613,329
France2801:237,22436,774
Canada2571:143,36814,728
Czechia2331:45,6377,602
England1671:333,64124,529
Brazil1061:2,019,56964,017
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Spain531:882,11434,832
Austria471:181,17923,261
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Australia391:692,19746,687
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Norway301:171,41020,526
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Israel141:611,26042,949
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Wales111:281,32115,850
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Andorra11:83,8382,381
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Chmiel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who grew hops.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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Chmiel Demographics

Average Male Chmiel Height

176.08 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 39 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Chmiel Last Name Facts

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

Chmiel is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chmiel? popularity and diffusion

Chmiel is the 26,219th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 355,161 people. The last name Chmiel occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Chmiel live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Chmiel is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 15,874 people, or 1 in 2,394. Apart from Poland this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Chmiel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chmiel last name are 2.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chmiel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.26% less than the national average, earning 255,191 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.29% more than the national average, earning $49,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.74% more than the national average, earning $57,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmiel92751/
Chmiell928/
Chmiele922/
Chmel912,369/
Chmil911,352/
Cmiel911,025/
Hmiel91142/
Schmiele86249/
Schmiell863/
Schmielt862/
Schmield861/
Czmiel83645/
Chmill83115/
Chmell8344/
Shmiel8329/
Chmael8321/
Chmeil836/
C'Miel834/
Chmieł831/
Scmiel831/
Chmuel831/
Chmielová80250/
Hmel80104/
Chmielova808/
Hmil804/
Schmielle801/
Schmiehle801/
Chmyhel779/
Cmiheal774/
Chmigli774/
Chmejel773/
Tshmiel772/
Chmehil771/
Schmiechel753/
Chmielowna751/
Schmeigiel751/
Khmel738,543/
Chmyl733,969/
Khmil73256/
Smiel73115/
Čmiel7351/
Ćmiel7333/
Hmail7310/
Hmmel733/
Hmeel732/
Jmiel732/
Hmeil732/
Hmelh731/
Chmlp731/
Chmelová711,814/
Cmielová71343/
Chmelova7152/
Schmehil7145/
Chmilová7112/
Chmilova719/
Cmielova714/
Czmigiel711/
Schmiedtell711/
Dschmeichel711/
Szmiel67181/
Cmehil6773/
Smiell6734/
Hml6714/
Šmihel6710/
Khmeel676/
Chmoul673/
Shmyel673/
Smihel672/
Smiele671/
Hmaiil671/
Hûmmel671/
Chhmlh671/
Czmielová671/
Hjmmel671/
Khmail671/
Hmeelh671/
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