Sambells Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sambells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:456,70530,074
Scotland211:254,94412,577
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627

Sambells Last Name Facts

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

Sambells occurs most in England. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sambells click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambells? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sambells is the 1,202,518th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Sambells live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

Sambells is most frequent in England, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 456,705. In England Sambells is most prevalent in: Devon, where 30 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent live and Dorset, where 13 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Sambells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sambells has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sambells Last Name Statistics demography

Sambells earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.77% less than the national average, earning $23,833 USD per year.

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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 Sambells
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