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Where Does The Last Name Samel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Samel (Bengali: সামেল, Hindi: समेल, Marathi: समेळ, Oriya: ସାେମଲ, Russian: Самель, Tibetan: ས་མེལ་) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sámel or Sämel. Click here to see other possible spellings of Samel.

How Common Is The Last Name Samel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Samel is the 92,107^th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,403,881 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Samel live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Samel is also the 75,872^nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 7,249 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2,532 people, or 1 in 302,948. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 81 percent reside, Telangana, where 10 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Not including India it is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Samel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Samel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,747 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Samel surname is principally Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Samel last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Samel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning $50,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $50,237 CAD per year.