Famel Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Famel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3231:237,71718,252
France1581:420,39761,236
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Famel (54) may also be a first name.

Famel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Famel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻣﻞ, Russian: Фамел) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Famel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Famel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 590,896th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Famel live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Famel is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 237,717. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Hamadan Province, where 35 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 33 percent live and Tehran Province, where 24 percent live. Without taking into account Iran it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.

Famel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Famel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Famel surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahmel9124/
Famuel917/
Faumel914/
Famiel913/
Fameel913/
Famell912/
Famoel911/
Fhamel911/
Fammel910/
Faml891/
Faehmel8318/
Faumell831/
Faymeel831/
Famil803,658/
Femel80119/
Fomel8073/
Vamel8014/
Fémel803/
Fahml802/
Fatml802/
Famyl802/
Faiml801/
Famíl801/
Famll800/
Fahamuel7762/
Fehmel73235/
Femmel73101/
Fähmel7365/
Fahmil7360/
Vaimel7356/
Fömmel739/
Fasmil737/
Femell737/
Famill737/
Vamell733/
Fommel732/
Vamiel732/
Famiël731/
Vameel731/
Vaymel731/
Famlet731/
Femiel731/
Fatmlh731/
Fomell730/
Feimel730/
Familt730/
Foemmel67106/
Feml6714/
Famigli6712/
Fommelt671/
Foemeel671/
Phamuel671/
Feemeel671/
Faumill670/
Famlett670/
Fommell670/
Vammell670/
Femiell670/

Famel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Famel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻣﻞfaml-
Famel in the Russian language
Фамелfamel-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Famel
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