View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

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་) is found most frequently in India. It may appear in the variant forms: Sámel or Sämel. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Samel is the 92,107^th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,403,881 people. The surname Samel is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Samel reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 75,872^nd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 7,249 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2,532 people, or 1 in 302,948. In India Samel is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 81 percent reside, Telangana, where 10 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Other than India this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Samel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Samel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samel last name expanded 2,747 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Samel last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.62% being registered with the 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.