Sammels Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Sammels Surname Definition:

= Samuels, q.v.

Sammels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1431:80,39612,660
England891:626,04636,944
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Australia361:749,88148,970
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Scotland171:314,93014,413
United States151:24,163,929685,360
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sammels Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Samuels, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sammels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sammels is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sammels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 767,694th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Sammels reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 80,396. In Belgium Sammels is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 54 percent live, Flemish Region, where 45 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Belgium this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and The Netherlands, where 12 percent live.

Sammels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sammels has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sammels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Sammels earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sammells9375/
Sammuels9347/
Scammels9324/
Sammeuls932/
Samels92200/
Sammls921/
Scammells88106/
Samuels8680,372/
Sameuls86454/
Sammils8632/
Samells8621/
Samiels867/
Cammels864/
Shamels863/
Semmels861/
Sommels861/
Saumels861/
Scamels861/
Samaels861/
Samls830/
Samuells8078/
Samuelsz8039/
Sommiels8015/
Samuelss802/
Sameulls801/
Saumells801/
Ssamuels801/
Saimuels801/
Cammells800/
Samiells800/
Sammills800/
Seamuels800/
Scammmmells781/
Semels7783/
Samils7736/
Camels778/
Samles776/
Samlls774/
Jamels772/
Shamls770/
Somels770/
Samuelles751/
Schemmels750/
Shemels713,869/
Zamuels7122/
Zemmels7112/
Semuels719/
Sahamuells713/
Samuils713/
Schamuells712/
Giamels711/
Samuelz711/
Camells710/
Schommells710/
Somiels710/
Chamels710/
Semuells671/
Semls671/
Commells670/
Samlz670/

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