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Where Does The Last Name Samuel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Samuel (Arabic: صمؤيل, Bengali: সামুয়েল, Georgian: სამუელ, Hindi: सामुएल, Marathi: शमुवेल, Oriya: ସାମୁଏଲ, Russian: Самуэль, Tibetan: སེ་མུལ་) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Sámuel. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samuel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 560^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,513 people. The last name Samuel is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Samuel reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69^th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 5,008,096 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 410,625 people, or 1 in 431. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 7 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 6 percent live and Kogi, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria Samuel exists in 196 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 14 percent live and Mozambique, where 6 percent live.

Samuel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Samuel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samuel surname grew 794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 537 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 361 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Samuel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (37%) in Ireland, Catholic (57%) in Russia, Christian (98%) in Kenya, Syriac Orthodox (58%) in Lebanon, Christian (97%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Samuel surname are 37.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Samuel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 86.25% less than the national average, earning €4,130 per year; in Norway they earn 11.99% less than the national average, earning 304,576 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.43% more than the national average, earning R 317,076 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.88% more than the national average, earning $32,210,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $41,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $50,775 CAD per year.