Manuels Surname

396,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Suriname

Manuels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manuels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5371:100,89012,215
Mexico2151:577,3319,745
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England51:11,143,612252,590
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Manuels (33) may also be a first name.

Manuels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manuels occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Manuels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 396,862nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,206,696 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Manuels reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

The surname Manuels is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 100,890. In South Africa Manuels is most common in: Western Cape, where 72 percent are found, Gauteng, where 14 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Manuels occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Manuels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Manuels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Manuels surname expanded 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Manuels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Manuels last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Manuels earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning R 240,744 per year and in United States they earn 26.83% less than the national average, earning $31,574 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manueles938,661/
Mannuels932/
Manels9255/
Manuelles881/
Maneuls8618/
Maniels865/
Maneels863/
Mannels861/
Manls831/
Manuelez80250/
Manelles801/
Manils7784/
Manles773/
Monels772/
Monells71211/
Manglis7140/
Manlese717/
Manheulles711/
Mangils711/
Manless710/
Menells710/
Menelles671/
Mangills671/
Mattinles630/
Monles625/
Mohnls621/
Manlez621/
Monlse620/
Monwils574/
Monglish531/
Monglies530/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Manuels
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