Sanmuel Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sanmuel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanmuel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Sanmuel (102) may also be a first name.

Sanmuel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanmuel is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanmuel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanmuel is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Sanmuel reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanmuel is also the 935,178th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 102 people.

The surname Sanmuel is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 27 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanmel921/
Sammuel862,967/
Sanmiel868/
Shanmel862/
Sammuiel802/
Sammmuel801/
Scanmell801/
Sammel77594/
Canmel772/
Shammel7153/
Sammell7117/
Sammeul714/
Sammeal713/
Janmeel713/
Sanmail712/
Sammeel711/
Sammuil711/
Canmell711/
Jammuel711/
Scheanmehl710/
Seammel710/
Shenmel710/
Schammel67533/
Sanmoyol679/
Shammeel672/
Sammwell671/
Sammoule671/
Samml671/
Sammuyal671/
Seammell670/
Shammell670/

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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 Sanmuel
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