Sammuel Surname

148,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sammuel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sammuel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2241:79,6515,647
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Cameroon941:220,94822,265
Papua New Guinea741:110,18514,934
Kenya721:641,38829,005
Burundi361:272,357409
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
India111:69,733,217610,955
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sammuel (29,321) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sammuiel932/
Sammmuel931/
Samuel92969,958/
Sammel92594/
Samuiel861,697/
Samuell86465/
Samouel86444/
Shamuel86184/
Saimuel86153/
Scammel86116/
Samuyel8658/
Shammel8653/
Samauel8644/
Saamuel8632/
Ssamuel8627/
Sammell8617/
Sameuel8616/
Samwuel8615/
Sanmuel8613/
Saemuel8611/
Seamuel8610/
Satmuel868/
Sammael866/
Sammiel866/
Siamuel866/
Sammeul864/
Samuesl863/
Saumuel863/
Sammeal863/
Sjamuel863/
Szamuel863/
Samuelt862/
Sammeel861/
Jsamuel861/
Sammuil861/
Semmuel861/
Jammuel861/
Saymuel861/
Sammyel861/
Samuehl861/
Samue'l861/
Sammoel861/
Samhuel861/
Saimmel860/
Seammel860/
Samel835,191/
Samml831/
Scammell803,991/
Schammel80533/
Sahamuel8053/
Shamouel8014/
Szamuhel806/
Samouele804/
Samhhuel803/
Schamuel802/
Shammeel802/
Saimuyel801/
Sammuyal801/
Shaimuel801/
Samuiell801/
Sammoule801/
D'Samuel801/
Sjeamuel801/
Sammwell801/
Shammael801/
Seammell800/
Shammell800/
Samwel77185,973/
Shamel774,305/
Sameul772,567/
Semmel771,435/
Samoel771,230/
Semuel77557/
Samuil77329/
Samoul77293/
Samael77243/
Sambel77242/
Sameel77233/
Sahmel77175/
Samiel77170/
Cammel77154/
Sámuel77105/
Jammel7788/
Zammel7781/
Samaul7780/
Zamuel7777/
Szamel7776/
Samyel7776/
Sammil7759/
Saumel7759/
Samuyl7732/
Sameal7730/
Saamel7720/
Saimel7718/
Siamel7716/
Samell7712/
Somuel7711/
Sommel778/
Jamuel778/
Saemel775/
Scamel772/
Sameil772/
Sasmel771/
Sjamel771/
Hsamel771/
Xamuel771/
Shamml771/
Samuelová75191/
Samouelle7546/
Samuelova7517/
Schammelt755/
Sammelová753/
Schammell753/
Saml7367/
Shambel7117,922/
Saumell711,474/
Shameel711,337/
Schamel711,110/
Samwell71728/
Sambell71691/
Cammell71621/
Samuhelová71155/
Scamell71148/
Sommeil71107/
Shemuel7172/
Shamell7166/
Shaamel7147/
Shamael7143/
Samuyal7141/
Szamiel7138/
Samoiel7137/
Chamuel7129/
Samajul7125/
Szambel7125/
Shamoel7125/
Shamuil7123/
Számuel7123/
Shamuelova7121/
Samoule7121/
Samiyel7119/
Samuhelova7116/
Samaiel7110/
Samiell719/
Samhael719/
Sameual718/
Djammel718/
Sameisl718/
Samayul717/
Samayel717/
Samuial717/
Shemmel716/
Jammeel716/
Shamaul716/
Jaammel715/
Samweel715/
Samuile715/
Saimoel715/
Sameyal714/
Jsamwel714/
Samowel714/
Chammel713/
Saimuul713/
Seumuel713/
Samwael713/
Shamoul713/
Samoyel713/
Sameule713/
Semmell712/
Ssamwel712/
Samawel712/
Samheel712/
Samahul712/
Somuyel712/
Shameal712/
Samijel712/
Samhoul712/
Szamuelová712/
Szemmel712/
Sajmeel711/
Saimbel711/
Saimuyl711/
Sameial711/
Samejal711/
Samesll711/
Samhaul711/
Shameul711/
Shamiel711/
Shamuyl711/
Shamwel711/
Zammael711/
Saimoul711/
Jammell711/
Jsameel711/
Saimael711/
Samouël711/
Samaull711/
Sameyul711/
Sambeel711/
Samwwel711/
Samieal711/
Shameil711/
Saemoel711/
Sameeal711/
Shamyel711/
Shammil711/
Seameul710/
Seamell710/
Scameel710/
Saymell710/
Shamehl710/
Shommel710/
Zamel674,876/
Camel674,864/
Jamel674,271/
Schemmel672,869/
Samil671,491/
Semel671,210/
Somel67245/
Sámel67155/
Shaml67110/
Shamwell6799/
Shchamel6762/
Schamell6756/
Shemmell6747/
Schömmel6742/
Shamayel6739/
Samelová6735/
Samaweel6733/
Saimuyal6731/
Samayele6730/
Sambl6719/
Schambel6718/
Saimayul6717/
Shamweel6716/
Samll6716/
Shamoiel6715/
Samelova6714/
Sämel679/
Jamml677/
Samhl676/
Shamayul674/
Shambell674/
Shambeel673/
Shamuyal672/
Saaml672/
Samwl672/
Samyl672/
Saimwael672/
Schommel672/
Samoeial672/
Sasml671/
Samauldh671/
Sameyoul671/
Sjaameel671/
Shasmeel671/
Shaameel671/
Shcemmel671/
Shahamel671/
Shamheel671/
Shamuial671/
Sammaile671/
Samwelll671/
Çamel671/
Saimoyel671/
Samoyiel671/
Schämmel671/
Saymoiel671/
Szamuhelová671/
Sémel671/
Shemuell671/
Sheameal671/
Saimoiel671/
Saimuial671/
Samoheel671/
Siamaiel671/
Shaamiel671/
Scameell670/
Shaimell670/
Scamwell670/
Scammill670/
Schaemel670/

Sammuel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sammuel in the Oriya language
ସାୁଏଲsau'ela-
Sammuel in the Hindi language
सम्मुएलsam'mu'ela50
समूएलsamu'ela50

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