Samiels Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Samiels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samiels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Samiels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samiels occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samiels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Samiels is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Samiels are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Other than Ghana this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live.

Samiels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Samiels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Samiels surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samiells930/
Samels92200/
Samils9236/
Samuels8680,372/
Sameuls86454/
Sammels86371/
Sammils8632/
Samells8621/
Sameals865/
Samuils863/
Shamels863/
Samails862/
Samyels861/
Saumels861/
Scamels861/
Samaels861/
Somiels860/
Samls830/
Samuells8078/
Sammells8075/
Sammuels8047/
Samuelsz8039/
Scammels8024/
Sommiels8015/
Samueles8010/
Sameuels803/
Sammeuls802/
Samuelss802/
Sameules801/
Saimuels801/
Ssamuels801/
Saumells801/
Sameulse801/
Sameulls801/
Sammills800/
Seamuels800/
Semels7783/
Camels778/
Samles776/
Samlls774/
Jamils772/
Jamels772/
Sammls771/
Shamls770/
Somels770/
Scammells75106/
Samuelles751/
Shemels713,869/
Zamuels7122/
Jamilse7113/
Semuels719/
Cammels714/
Sahamuells713/
Samauls713/
Schamuells712/
Giamels711/
Samuelz711/
Sommels711/
Semmels711/
Shemils711/
Samailz711/
Camells710/
Chamels710/
Camilles6732/
Scammmmells671/
Semuells671/
Semls671/
Samoyles671/
Cammells670/
Samlz670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Samiels
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