Kimmel Surname

24,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kimmel Surname Definition:

(German) One who produced and sold caraway seeds.

Kimmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,2941:25,3573,196
Germany4,0221:20,0162,645
France8021:82,82111,756
Canada5051:72,9628,288
Russia4141:348,12334,570
Israel3801:22,5203,330
Poland2801:135,74619,731
Netherlands2801:60,31110,392
Hungary2801:35,0583,818
Estonia2111:6,264723
Argentina1251:341,94726,875
Austria1081:78,84711,877
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Czechia571:186,55227,470
England461:1,211,26256,182
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
Australia331:818,05251,601
Finland281:196,31116,703
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Greece161:692,48777,522
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
China61:227,886,92811,701
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9571:25,6613,164

Kimmel (153) may also be a first name.

Kimmel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who produced and sold caraway seeds.

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

Kimmel Last Name Facts

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

Kimmel (Arabic: كيمل, Russian: Киммель) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kimmel.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimmel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,317th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 327,619 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Kimmel are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 743,570th most common first name on earth, held by 153 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14,294 people, or 1 in 25,357. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 7 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Kimmel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kimmel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kimmel last name grew 730 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 511 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kimmel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kimmel last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kimmel last name are 17.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kimmel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.05% more than the national average, earning R 375,588 per year; in United States they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $45,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.16% more than the national average, earning $58,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimmell921,699/
Khimmel9230/
Kismmel920/
Kimmiel920/
Keimmel920/
Kiemmel920/
Kimel911,559/
Kimmiell860/
Kümmel836,302/
Keimel83604/
Kummel83571/
Kiemel83419/
Kemmel83383/
Kaimel8348/
Kämmel8342/
Kimell8337/
Kymmel8321/
Kimuel833/
Kimiel832/
Kűmmel831/
Cimmel831/
Kimeld830/
Kimmil830/
Kiml80198/
Kimmelová8054/
Kuemmel77453/
Keijmel77179/
Kummell7764/
Kymmell7747/
Keimeul7730/
Kimuell7725/
Kümmell7719/
Kchimel775/
Khummel774/
Kemmell773/
Keimele772/
Kaimele771/
Kimmill771/
Chimmel771/
Kaimuel771/
Khemmel771/
Kheimel771/
Cimmell770/
Kumel732,753/
Kemel73907/
Kimil73426/
Cimel7351/
Kaiml7327/
Keiml7320/
Kümel7310/
Kimlt733/
Qimel732/
Kämel732/
Kemml731/
Kumml731/
Khiml731/
Kimelová7113/
Kuemmell715/
Kimelova715/
Quimmuel711/
Kimmlová711/
Kemuel671,236/
Kummil67256/
Chimel67165/
Kemell67136/
Keymel67133/
Quimel67133/
Kühmel67122/
Caimel67115/
Kümmelová6736/
Kemiel6722/
Kymele6721/
Khymel6719/
Kuhmel6714/
Kymell6712/
Kehmel678/
Kaimil677/
Khemel675/
Cemmel674/
Kemmelová674/
Coimel672/
Kumael672/
Qimuel671/
Khimil671/
Kuimil671/
Kuisml671/
Kemmil671/
Kumuel671/
Keimil671/
Kumiel671/
Kemeul671/
Cummel670/
Keemel670/
Keamel670/
Kaymel670/
Kimill670/
Kuemel670/
Kumell670/

Kimmel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimmel in the Russian language
Киммельkimmel-
Kimmel in the Arabic language
كيملkyml-

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