Hamels Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hamels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2321:49,5548,060
Netherlands1431:118,09218,619
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Hamels Last Name Facts

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

Hamels is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hamels is the 609,992nd most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,373,858 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Hamels live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Hamels is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 49,554. In Belgium Hamels is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 59 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 39 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Hamels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hamels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hamels surname grew 1,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hamels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hamels last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Hamels earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haemels92174/
Hammels9285/
Chamels920/
Amels91383/
Hammelsø869/
Hemels83263/
Amelse83171/
Ameels8378/
Ahmels8339/
Amiels8311/
Homels839/
Amuels833/
Jamels832/
Khamls832/
Hamils831/
Aumels831/
Ammels830/
Amls800/
Heemels77344/
Hommels77197/
Khamles777/
Chamles772/
Asmelsh772/
Gamells771/
Ammells771/
Gammels771/
Hamelch771/
Hammils770/
Gameels770/
Hamless770/
Amils7346/
Amles7323/
Amlsh7311/
Emels733/
Hemls732/
Homls730/
Chamless7155/
Asmelshe711/
Hemmells711/
Hamilles711/
Amills67147/
Homles67106/
Emmels6724/
Gamils6723/
Gomels6711/
Omelse674/
Omells672/
Jamils672/
Amlest671/
Eymels671/
Chaimless670/
Hemles670/
Gamles670/

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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 Hamels
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