Homel Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Homel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Homel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3211:118,40717,675
Ukraine2281:199,66127,022
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
France541:1,230,050127,496
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Homel (158) may also be a first name.

Homel Last Name Facts

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

Homel is found most frequently in Poland. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Homel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 390,762nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,043,649 people. The surname Homel is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Homel are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 35 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 730,165th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 158 people.

This surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 118,407. Apart from Poland Homel is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Homel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Homel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Homel last name increased 258 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Homel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Homel last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Homel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.88% more than the national average, earning $52,157 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hommel917,494/
Chomel911,547/
Houmel911,000/
Homell9122/
Khomel9121/
Homeld911/
Homelt911/
Hoomel910/
Omel89339/
Homl891/
Hoymell83202/
Hommell83150/
Houmiel8337/
Choumel8318/
Khomeel834/
Hosmeld831/
Chommel831/
Houmell830/
Hosmell830/
Hamel8080,726/
Hemel8013,430/
Gomel802,340/
Humel80783/
Hämel80471/
Omiel80453/
Omell80154/
Ommel8079/
Jomel8029/
Osmel8018/
Homil8016/
Ehmel8013/
Ahmel809/
Ühmel803/
Oumel803/
Omeel802/
Ohmel802/
Omeul802/
Choml802/
Omael801/
Hoeml801/
Otmel800/
Homelova771/
Oml7512/
Hummel7356,066/
Hammel7313,131/
Gommel731,331/
Khamel73740/
Hamiel73658/
Hamell73490/
Hemmel73461/
Heemel73452/
Hamuel73435/
Chumel73330/
Chamel73272/
Oumiel73171/
Joumel73140/
Gomell7392/
Humelt7387/
Joimel7380/
Chomil7370/
Hosmil7368/
Humell7358/
Heumel7357/
Haemel7347/
Haamel7345/
Hameel7344/
Hamael7339/
Hähmel7334/
Hämmel7330/
Goumel7328/
Oymael7324/
Gahmel7316/
Ahamel7313/
O'Mell7312/
Athmel738/
O'Miel738/
Hjamel736/
Hümmel735/
Hamelt733/
Humael733/
Jomell732/
Ahmael732/
Humuel732/
Hemell732/
Hotmil732/
Hahmel732/
Houmil732/
Ousmel732/
Oemmel731/
Hemiel731/
Hatmel731/
Hamesl731/
Goomel731/
Huimel731/
Homill731/
Chámel731/
Hemael731/
Omehel731/
Oujmel731/
Osmell731/
Ahmeld731/
Ahmelt731/
Chomyl731/
Hemuel731/
Hommil730/
Amel673,510/
Hammell672,784/
Emel672,373/
Huml671,798/
Hummell671,765/
Omil67619/
Hummelt67471/
Chaumel67451/
Umel67384/
Hammiel67136/
Khammel67112/
Khameel6795/
Hammuel6776/
Omehele6748/
Choumil6743/
Chamuel6729/
Haml6717/
Otml6715/
Chomiol6713/
Chamiel6712/
Heml679/
Chamell678/
Haemmel677/
Omelova675/
Khummel674/
Ömel674/
Chammel673/
Hameltt673/
Gommell673/
Chamael673/
Hammelt672/
Hummiel672/
Houmyol672/
Omlt672/
Hameeld671/
Goml671/
Hemmell671/
Houmlep671/
Goumell671/
Choijml671/
Choumelova671/
Ümel671/
Omll671/
Hammael671/
Joommel671/
Omlh671/
Uhml671/
Ahml671/
Chhgoml671/
Joml671/
Hammmel671/
Hamiell670/
Homlett670/
Hummeld670/
Heumell670/
Hummuel670/
Huimmel670/
Hommill670/
Hemmiel670/
Hutmell670/
Huymmel670/
Heummel670/
Hausmel670/

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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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  • 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 Homel
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