Samouel Surname
Approximately 444 people bear this surname
Samouel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Cyprus | 137 | 1:6,459 | 748 |
| Syria | 15 | 1:1,286,735 | 7,466 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Samouël (1) are calculated separately.
Samouel (298) may also be a first name.
Samouel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samouel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samouel occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Samouël. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samouel? popularity and diffusion
Samouel is the 672,867th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. The surname Samouel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Samouel live; 56 percent live in North Africa and 55 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 510,666th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 298 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Excluding Egypt Samouel is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 31 percent reside and Syria, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Samouel
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