Sammuel Surname
Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname
Sammuel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,224 | 1:79,651 | 5,647 |
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Cameroon | 94 | 1:220,948 | 22,265 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Kenya | 72 | 1:641,388 | 29,005 |
| Burundi | 36 | 1:272,357 | 409 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Sammuel (29,321) may also be a first name.
Sammuel Demographics
Sammuel Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sammuel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sammuel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sammuel (Hindi: सम्मुएल, Oriya: ସାୁଏଲ) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sammuel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sammuel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sammuel is the 148,940th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,456,200 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Sammuel reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 28,396th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 29,321 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,224 people, or 1 in 79,651. In Nigeria Sammuel is most frequent in: Abia, where 8 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 6 percent reside and Kano, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Malawi, where 4 percent reside.
Sammuel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sammuel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sammuel last name grew 236 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sammuel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
Sammuel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.07% less than the national average, earning $33,196 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sammuel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sammuel in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାୁଏଲ | sau'ela | - |
| Sammuel in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्मुएल | sam'mu'ela | 50 |
| समूएल | samu'ela | 50 |
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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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- 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 Sammuel
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