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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samels is the 1,185,157th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name Samels occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Samels are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States Samels is most numerous in: Ohio, where 28 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Samels is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Samels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Samels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Samels last name grew 517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Samels are 12.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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
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  • 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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