Empel Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Empel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Empel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2171:175,15624,150
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Empel (15) may also be a first name.

Empel Last Name Facts

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

Empel occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Empel.

How Common Is The Last Name Empel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 661,581st most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. Empel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Empel live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 48 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 175,156. Excluding Poland it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.

Empel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Empel has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Empel last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Empel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Empel surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Empel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning $61,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hempel9126,408/
Gempel91427/
Empiel9153/
Empell916/
Empl89892/
Heimpel831,155/
Hempell83124/
Hempelt8377/
Hemmpel8318/
Haempel835/
Hempiel830/
Empil801,073/
Ampel80411/
Impel8055/
Hempl8053/
Enpel805/
Ompel802/
Emplt801/
Heimpell7760/
Hempfiel771/
Hampel7319,932/
Gimpel733,242/
Himpel731,055/
Hympel7357/
Impiel7338/
Gempil7334/
Impell7327/
Hämpel7324/
Ampoel7315/
Henpel733/
Jimpel733/
Hompel732/
Heimpl731/
Empled731/
Enpiel731/
Ampiel731/
Empill731/
Emplet730/
Genpel730/
Hempelová7115/
Ebel6722,070/
Hempill6784/
Gimpfel676/
Hampell673/
Impl672/
Heinpel672/
Gimpell672/
Eevl671/
Ompl671/
Ympl671/
Gujmpel671/
Himmpel671/
Ambpell671/
Eebl671/
Hemphll670/

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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
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  • 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 Empel
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