Samels Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Samels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Samels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samels is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Samels live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Samels is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States Samels is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 28 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Samels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Samels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samels surname rose 517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Samels are 12.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Samels earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $38,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning $49,745 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samuels9280,372/
Sameuls92454/
Sammels92371/
Samells9221/
Samiels927/
Shamels923/
Samaels921/
Saumels921/
Scamels921/
Samls910/
Samuells8678/
Sammells8675/
Sammuels8647/
Samuelsz8639/
Scammels8624/
Sammeuls862/
Samuelss862/
Saumells861/
Sameulls861/
Saimuels861/
Ssamuels861/
Seamuels860/
Samiells860/
Semels8383/
Samils8336/
Camels838/
Samles836/
Samlls834/
Jamels832/
Sammls831/
Shamls830/
Somels830/
Scammells80106/
Samuelles801/
Shemels773,869/
Sammils7732/
Zamuels7722/
Semuels779/
Cammels774/
Samuils773/
Semmels771/
Sommels771/
Giamels771/
Samuelz771/
Chamels770/
Camells770/
Somiels770/
Sahamuells753/
Schamuells752/
Semls731/
Samlz730/
Sommiels7115/
Scammmmells711/
Semuells711/
Sammills710/
Cammells710/
Zemels6721/
Shemelles675/
Jamils672/
Cemels672/
Somles671/
Scamlz671/
Camles671/
Schemmels670/

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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 Samels
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