Hammel Surname

39,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Hammel Surname Definition:

(Armoric.) A house, a close, a place of rest, a home. Hamle, a river in Brunswick, Germany.

Hammel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8551:52,8756,349
Germany4,1421:19,4362,572
Canada5821:63,3097,402
Brazil2771:772,83228,098
Switzerland2641:31,1104,653
France2111:314,80047,893
England1171:476,22330,919
Austria1111:76,71611,596
Australia921:293,43225,879
Algeria891:434,06235,382
Denmark811:69,6886,946
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Hungary361:272,67421,202
Slovakia291:184,01631,260
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Panama71:558,8949,437
Norway61:857,04855,549
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Wales41:773,63329,106
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland421:89,1244,677
England411:594,52130,269
Wales101:156,8426,008
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6641:30,1793,654

The alternate forms: Hämmel (30) are calculated separately.

Hammel (66) may also be a first name.

Hammel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Armoric.) A house, a close, a place of rest, a home. Hamle, a river in Brunswick, Germany.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hammel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hammel (Marathi: मेल) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hämmel. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,961st most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 554,988 people. Hammel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Hammel are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 66 people.

The last name Hammel is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 6,855 people, or 1 in 52,875. In The United States Hammel is most common in: Maryland, where 6 percent reside, Illinois, where 6 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Hammel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hammel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hammel surname grew 412 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 191 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hammel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hammel surname is primarily Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hammel surname are 21.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Hammel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 92.06% more than the national average, earning 664,679 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.78% less than the national average, earning R 50,436 per year; in United States they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning $46,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hämmel9430/
Hammell922,784/
Hammiel92136/
Khammel92112/
Hammuel9276/
Haemmel927/
Chammel923/
Hammelt922/
Haimmel921/
Hammael921/
Hammmel921/
Hamel9180,726/
Ammel91310/
Hamml912/
Hammmell861/
Hammuell860/
Hommel837,494/
Gammel832,848/
Khamel83740/
Hamiel83658/
Hamell83490/
Hemmel83461/
Hamuel83435/
Hammil83359/
Chamel83272/
Jammel8388/
Haimel8382/
Haemel8347/
Haamel8345/
Hameel8344/
Hamael8339/
Haymel8320/
Ammelt8317/
Ammell8313/
Ahamel8313/
Ammiel838/
Hjamel836/
Hamelt833/
Hahmel832/
Aummel831/
Hatmel831/
Hamesl831/
Khamml831/
Hanmel830/
Hammll830/
Ammuel830/
Amel803,510/
Hammelová8019/
Haml8017/
Amml803/
Hammill774,229/
Gammell772,052/
Chaumel77451/
Hommell77150/
Khameel7795/
Chamuel7729/
Hammild7716/
Heimmel7715/
Chaimel7715/
Chamiel7712/
Chamell778/
Jammeel776/
Eammuel776/
Jaammel775/
Hameltt773/
Hammlet773/
Chamael773/
Hanmiel772/
Ammiell772/
Chammll771/
Gaammel771/
Hameeld771/
Hemmell771/
Jammell771/
Chommel771/
Gammeel771/
Hamiell770/
Huimmel770/
Hanmell770/
Hemmiel770/
Hannmel770/
Heummel770/
Hausmel770/
Hammellová752/
Amiel7318,773/
Gamel7315,712/
Hemel7313,430/
Hamil7310,494/
Emmel734,704/
Jamel734,271/
Amell732,838/
Ameel731,027/
Homel73906/
Hämel73471/
Asmel73219/
Haiml7398/
Aimel7395/
Amuel7386/
Ajmel7382/
Ommel7379/
Ammil7373/
Khaml7320/
Aamel7315/
Ehmel7313/
Ahmel739/
Hamæl738/
Hamld737/
Jamml737/
Anmel735/
Amael734/
Amoel733/
Ohmel732/
Aymel732/
Eamel732/
Atmel732/
Hamél732/
Chaml731/
Hayml731/
Hamyl731/
Hamèl731/
Ahaml731/
Amelt731/
Aumel731/
Ameul731/
Ameld731/
Aïmel731/
Jhaml731/
Hamll730/
Hamelová7117/
Chaumell717/
Hammlett711/
Hamelova711/
Jameel67233,636/
Hamill6718,436/
Gameel6717,162/
Hamlet677,500/
Aml673,168/
Hamleh671,610/
Chomel671,547/
Gommel671,331/
Houmel671,000/
Chamil67924/
Heimel67854/
Khamil67596/
Heemel67452/
Gamell67400/
Heymel67273/
Aymele67264/
Emmell67249/
Jamell67164/
Jammil67124/
Amiell67119/
Ahamil6796/
Aumell6774/
Emmuel6765/
Heumel6757/
Hamilt6751/
Gammil6746/
Asmeel6744/
Hähmel6734/
Hatmil6729/
Jaumel6725/
Hasmil6725/
Homell6722/
Ajmeel6722/
Khomel6721/
Jeamel6719/
Gahmel6716/
Gaumel6712/
Athmel678/
Hamled676/
Aameel674/
Jaimel673/
Gaimel673/
Hemmil673/
Aimael673/
Jaamel673/
Ahmael672/
Hemell672/
Hamiol672/
Emmael672/
Asmell672/
Haimil672/
Oemmel671/
Hemiel671/
Homeld671/
Eimmel671/
Ganmel671/
Ahamle671/
Ajmmil671/
Huimel671/
Homelt671/
Jaymel671/
Chámel671/
Hemael671/
Gaamel671/
Ahmeld671/
Ahmelt671/
Amegli671/
Amiehl671/
Eamael671/
Aimuel671/
Hemuel671/
Ameesl671/
Cheaml671/
Hoomel670/
Gaymel670/
Honmel670/
Hommil670/

Hammel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hammel in the Marathi language
मेलmela-

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