El Samel Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
El Samel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 237 | 1:111,499 | 6,415 |
| Jordan | 44 | 1:200,964 | 9,465 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
El Samel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Samel Come From? nationality or country of origin
El Samel is most common in Yemen. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name El Samel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 933,049th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Samel reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 111,499. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 70 percent are found, Dhale Governorate, where 29 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Yemen this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 16 percent are found and Syria, where 0 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Samel
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