Kimmell Surname

236,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Kimmell Surname Definition:

(German) One who produced and sold caraway seeds.

Kimmell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6351:221,68721,482
Canada491:751,95159,756
Norway61:857,04855,549
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4221:119,00211,640

Kimmell (15) may also be a first name.

Kimmell 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

Kimmell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimmell (Russian: Киммелл) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kimmell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimmell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kimmell is the 236,504th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,289,315 people. Kimmell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Kimmell live; 95 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kimmell is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,635 people, or 1 in 221,687. In The United States Kimmell is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Indiana, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Kimmell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kimmell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 387 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kimmell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kimmell last name are 17.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Kimmell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.9% less than the national average, earning $44,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimmiell930/
Kimmel9222,244/
Kimell9237/
Kummell8664/
Kymmell8647/
Khimmel8630/
Kimuell8625/
Kümmell8619/
Kemmell863/
Kimmill861/
Kiemmel860/
Keimmel860/
Kimmiel860/
Kismmel860/
Cimmell860/
Kimel831,559/
Kuemmell805/
Kümmel776,302/
Keimel77604/
Kummel77571/
Kiemel77419/
Kemmel77383/
Kemell77136/
Kaimel7748/
Kämmel7742/
Kymmel7721/
Kymell7712/
Kimuel773/
Kimiel772/
Cimmel771/
Kűmmel771/
Kumell770/
Kimeld770/
Kimill770/
Kimmil770/
Kimmelová7554/
Kiml73198/
Kuemmel71453/
Keijmel71179/
Keimeul7130/
Cemmell716/
Kchimel715/
Khummel714/
Keimele712/
Kemmyll711/
Kheimel711/
Khemmel711/
Kaimuel711/
Cummell711/
Chimell711/
Chimmel711/
Kaimele711/
Kemmill710/
Kemoell710/
Keymell710/
Quimell710/
Kuemell710/
Kumel672,753/
Kemel67907/
Kimil67426/
Cimel6751/
Kaiml6727/
Keiml6720/
Kimelová6713/
Kümel6710/
Kimelova675/
Kimlt673/
Kämel672/
Qimel672/
Quimmuel671/
Khiml671/
Kimmlová671/
Kumml671/
Kemml671/
Kemll670/
Cummuell670/

Kimmell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimmell in the Russian language
Киммеллkimmell-

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