Samwel Surname
Approximately 185,973 people bear this surname
Samwel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 175,100 | 1:302 | 27 |
| Kenya | 8,879 | 1:5,201 | 726 |
| Egypt | 1,129 | 1:81,431 | 7,252 |
| Namibia | 275 | 1:8,761 | 1,697 |
| Nigeria | 189 | 1:937,263 | 40,304 |
| Netherlands | 145 | 1:116,463 | 18,437 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Samwel (273,423) may also be a first name.
Samwel Demographics
Average Samwel Salary in
United States
$47,486 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Samwel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samwel in the Hindi language | ||
| सैमवेल | saimavela | - |
| Samwel in the Marathi language | ||
| सामवेल | samavela | 50 |
| समवेल | samavela | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Samwel
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