Himel Surname

13,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Himel Surname Definition:

(German) Heaven or sky.

Himel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh40,0121:3,983375
United States1,4521:249,62723,746
Poland1491:255,09231,940
Israel1011:84,72910,121
Canada831:443,92338,562
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
England111:5,065,278148,650
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
France31:22,140,907385,998
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Himel (20,460) may also be a first name.

Himel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Heaven or sky.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Himel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Himel (Bengali: হিমেল, Marathi: िहमेल) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Himel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Himel is the 13,333rd most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 173,736 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Himel are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Himel is also the 37,172nd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 20,460 people.

The last name Himel is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 40,012 people, or 1 in 3,983. Besides Bangladesh this last name is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Poland, where 0 percent are found.

Himel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Himel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Himel last name expanded 849 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Himel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Himel surname are 28.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Himel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 137.3% more than the national average, earning $117,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Himmel916,202/
Heimel91854/
Chimel91165/
Haimel9182/
Himell9141/
Hiemel915/
Hismel914/
Huimel911/
Himeel911/
Imel893,185/
Himl89138/
Himmell8340/
Khimmel8330/
Heijmel8322/
Heimmel8315/
Chaimel8315/
Chimiel8314/
Hismell838/
Heimael836/
Chimmel831/
Chimell831/
Chiemel831/
Kheimel831/
Haimmel831/
Chimoel831/
Heimell830/
Huimmel830/
Hemel8013,430/
Immel806,121/
Hymel802,984/
Gimel801,018/
Humel80783/
Hämel80471/
Ismel80322/
Heiml80283/
Jimel80200/
Himml80162/
Haiml8098/
Aimel8095/
Imael8029/
Chiml8013/
Ehmel8013/
Imeld8010/
Imell808/
Himil805/
Imiel804/
Ühmel803/
Eimel802/
Imeel802/
Imeul801/
Khiml801/
Ihmel801/
Imoel801/
Uimel801/
Yimel801/
Himelová771/
Iml757/
Hummel7356,066/
Chemel731,269/
Gimmel73575/
Chimil73537/
Yimele73497/
Ismeel73465/
Hemmel73461/
Hemelt73457/
Heemel73452/
Heymel73273/
Immell73231/
Imoehl73115/
Immelt7389/
Joimel7380/
Humell7358/
Heumel7357/
Hähmel7334/
Hämmel7330/
Hymele7324/
Eismel7322/
Haymel7320/
Khymel7319/
Gimell7318/
Eimael738/
Khemel735/
Hümmel735/
Jimmel734/
Ismell734/
Jaimel733/
Gaimel733/
Aimael733/
Humael733/
Humuel732/
Hemell732/
Huimil732/
Haimil732/
Jimael732/
Khimil731/
Hemiel731/
Hymell731/
Hymmel731/
Hjmmel731/
Eimmel731/
Hemael731/
Himiol731/
Jimuel731/
Ismesl731/
Chymel731/
Chieml731/
Aimuel731/
Hemuel731/
Huemel731/
Jimell730/
Himild730/
Iemmel730/
Hetmel730/
Himmelová7192/
Heimelová714/
Emel672,373/
Huml671,798/
Hummell671,765/
Imil67509/
Umel67384/
Chitmil67247/
Hoymell67202/
Himlová67127/
Jmel6772/
Chemell6748/
Eijmael6732/
Jiml6724/
Jaimeel6717/
Imelova6711/
Chemuel6710/
Heml679/
Chesmel678/
Isml678/
Gimmell677/
Ymel677/
Chemiel677/
Himlova675/
Himlett673/
Hyml673/
Hummiel672/
Ihhmael671/
Himlesh671/
Chyomel671/
Hemmell671/
Khemmel671/
Itml671/
Himmill671/
Hesmelt671/
Yimmele671/
Ahymele671/
Choijml671/
Chymmel671/
Chuimil671/
Ümel671/
Uhml671/
Chimilt671/
Jhml671/
Imml671/
Imll671/
Imlt671/
Khjmeel671/
Heumell670/
Hummuel670/
Hemmiel670/
Huymmel670/
Heummel670/
Uimmell670/

Himel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Himel in the Bengali language
হিমেলhimela-
Himel in the Marathi language
िहमेलihamela-

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