Samwel Surname

3,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Samwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania175,1001:30227
Kenya8,8791:5,201726
Egypt1,1291:81,4317,252
Namibia2751:8,7611,697
Nigeria1891:937,26340,304
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Samwel (273,423) may also be a first name.

Samwel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samwel (Hindi: सैमवेल, Marathi: सामवेल) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samwel? popularity and diffusion

Samwel is the 3,021st most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,186 people. The surname Samwel is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwel reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Samwel is also the 3,839th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 273,423 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 175,100 people, or 1 in 302. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 12 percent reside, Mara Region, where 10 percent reside and Geita Region, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

Samwel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Samwel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samwel last name grew 2,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samwel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Samwel last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

Samwel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $47,486 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samwell92728/
Samwele92441/
Samwuel9215/
Samweel925/
Jsamwel924/
Samweil924/
Samwael923/
Ssamwel922/
Shamwel921/
Samweal921/
Samwwel921/
Samwl912/
Shamwele86189/
Shamwell8699/
Shamweel8616/
Saimwael862/
Samwelll861/
Sammwell861/
Scamwell860/
Samuel83969,958/
Sambel83242/
Semwel8390/
Samwil8335/
Sanwel8314/
Jamwel833/
Xamwel831/
Samwll831/
Shamweele8026/
Shambel7717,922/
Sammuel772,967/
Sambell77691/
Samuell77465/
Samouel77444/
Shamuel77184/
Saimuel77153/
Samwail77134/
Samnuel77132/
Sanwell77122/
Samwill77122/
Saamuel7732/
Ssamuel7727/
Szambel7725/
Semwael7714/
Saemuel7711/
Seamuel7710/
Satmuel778/
Siamuel776/
Semwell775/
Samuesl773/
Sanweel773/
Saumuel773/
Shamwil773/
Sjamuel773/
Szamuel773/
Samuelt772/
Saimbel771/
Jsamuel771/
Shemwel771/
Soumwel771/
Sanwiel771/
Saymuel771/
Somweel771/
Somwele771/
Sambeel771/
Samuehl771/
Samue'l771/
Saimwll771/
Samhuel771/
Scomwel770/
Samwellová751/
Samwellova751/
Sambl7319/
Sanwl732/
Jamwl731/
Shemwell711,610/
Shomwele71135/
Sahamuel7153/
Schambel7118/
Shamouel7114/
Shanwell7110/
Szamuhel716/
Shambell714/
Saimwail714/
Seemweel714/
Shambeel713/
Samhhuel713/
Schamuel712/
Chamwell711/
Shaimuel711/
Sammmuel711/
D'Samuel711/
Sjeamuel711/
Shomwell710/
Shamwill710/
Çambel671,352/
Semuel67557/
Samuil67329/
Sanbel67227/
Samuelová67191/
Sanuel67187/
Sambyl67161/
Sámuel67105/
Sambil6798/
Szewel6796/
Zamuel6777/
Zambel6765/
Sanwil6721/
Samuelova6717/
Şambel6717/
Somuel6711/
Jamuel678/
Szajnweld677/
Sombel672/
Schemwell671/
Jamwhl671/
Jamwwl671/
Xamuel671/
Semwil671/
Zanwel671/
Schambell670/

Samwel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samwel in the Hindi language
सैमवेलsaimavela-
Samwel in the Marathi language
सामवेलsamavela50
समवेलsamavela50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samwel
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