Pampel Surname

227,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pampel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pampel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3361:60,2597,754
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
England391:1,428,66862,556
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
France111:6,038,429280,838
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Pämpel (6) are calculated separately.

Pampel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pampel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Pämpel. For other potential spellings of Pampel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pampel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,600th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,089,532 people. The surname Pampel is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Pampel live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pampel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,336 people, or 1 in 60,259. In Germany Pampel is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 42 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Pampel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pampel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pampel last name expanded 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pampel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pampel last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Pampel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning R 221,448 per year and in United States they earn 33.55% more than the national average, earning $57,627 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pämpel946/
Pampell92198/
Pampl9112/
Pompel83194/
Pampil83154/
Pempel83137/
Panpel832/
Pampelová8011/
Pompell7762/
Pompiel7716/
Pamplet772/
Pampfil771/
Pompelh771/
Pampill770/
Pabel737,765/
Pompl73197/
Poumpiel711/
Pamphlhs711/
Pomppell710/
Pamplett710/
Paubel67535/
Paabel6741/
Pempil6735/
Pompil6713/
Pampilova6713/
Pfabel678/
Pabiel674/
Ponpel674/
Phanpl672/
Pabell671/
Pompelova671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pampel
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