Emmels Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Emmels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emmels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Emmels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emmels is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Emmels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emmels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Emmels are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Emmels is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent live and Saarland, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Emmels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Emmels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Emmels last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Emmels Last Name Statistics demography

Emmels earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.26% less than the national average, earning $29,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emmells924/
Gemmels920/
Emels913/
Hemmells861/
Hemels83263/
Gemels8355/
Eymels831/
Immels831/
Ammels830/
Heemels77344/
Hommels77197/
Haemels77174/
Himmels77130/
Hammels7785/
Gimmels771/
Ammells771/
Amels73383/
Emils736/
Hemls732/
Imels732/
Emles731/
Hammelsø719/
Jemelles711/
Ihmels67776/
Hamels67507/
Ameels6778/
Emelce6771/
Ahmels6739/
Amiels6711/
Homels679/
Emilse677/
Amuels673/
Omells672/
Yemles672/
Himels671/
Emil's671/
Ismels671/
Imelse671/
Hemles670/

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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 Emmels
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