Samuëls Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Samuëls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samuëls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Samuëls Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samuëls Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Samuëls is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Samuëls click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samuëls? popularity and diffusion

Samuëls is the 6,723,624th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Samuëls occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Samuëls reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,377,435. In The Netherlands Samuëls is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 100 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Belgium, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samuëlsz931/
Samuls9220/
Sameuls86454/
Samules86106/
Samuils863/
Samauls863/
Shamuls861/
Samulls860/
Samueles8010/
Sammeuls802/
Sameulse801/
Sameules801/
Shamules801/
Sameulls801/
Samols7758/
Semuls772/
Samoles7120/
Samiles712/
Seamols711/
Semules711/
Camoules676/
Camulles672/
Jamoulls671/
Zeimuls5729/
Somoles5716/
Semiles572/
Samolez571/
Shemiles531/

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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 Samuëls
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