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

The last name Samuels (Marathi: सामुए) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Samuels is the 7,066^th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 90,673 people. The surname Samuels occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Samuels are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 565,047^th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 249 people.

Samuels is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 30,187 people, or 1 in 12,007. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 110 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Jamaica, where 14 percent reside.

Samuels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Samuels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samuels surname expanded 850 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 554 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 54 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Samuels Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Samuels last name are 1.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.48% being registered with the political 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.