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
Average Sammuel Salary in
United States
$33,196 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sammuel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 148,940th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,456,200 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sammuel live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sammuel is also the 28,396th most common first name on earth, held by 29,321 people.
The surname Sammuel is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,224 people, or 1 in 79,651. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 8 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 6 percent are found and Kano, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Malawi, where 4 percent are found.
Sammuel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sammuel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sammuel last name rose 236 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sammuel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly 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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