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

The surname Samuels (Marathi: सामुए) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 7,066^th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 90,673 people. Samuels occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Samuels live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 565,047^th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 249 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 30,187 people, or 1 in 12,007. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 110 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and Jamaica, where 14 percent are found.

Samuels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Samuels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Samuels last name rose 850 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 554 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 265 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 54 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Samuels Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Samuels surname are 1.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.48% registered with the party.

The amount Samuels earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 336.88% more than the national average, earning 1,511,970 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning R 232,980 per year; in United States they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $42,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.82% more than the national average, earning $58,538 CAD per year.