Scammels Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Scammels Surname Definition:

Scamells is an old Scottish word for shambles. Jamieson.

Scammels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Scammels Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Scamells is an old Scottish word for shambles. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Scammels Last Name Facts

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

Scammels is most common in England. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scammels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Scammels is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Scammels live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Scammels is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Scammels is primarily found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 50 percent live, Surrey, where 25 percent live and Hampshire, where 13 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 33 percent live and The Isle of Man, where 33 percent live.

Scammels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scammels has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Scammels surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scammells94106/
Sammels93371/
Cammels934/
Scamels931/
Sammells8875/
Sammuels8847/
Skammels8818/
Cammells880/
Samels86200/
Camels868/
Sammls861/
Scammmmells841/
Samuels8080,372/
Sammils8032/
Samells8021/
Samiels807/
Samaels801/
Sommels801/
Saumels801/
Camells800/
Schommells780/
Samls770/
Samuells7578/
Samuelsz7539/
Sommiels7515/
Samuelss752/
Saumells751/
Saimuels751/
Seamuels750/
Sammills750/
Samiells750/
Commells750/
Samils7136/
Samles716/
Samlls714/
Jamels712/
Scamlz711/
Camles711/
Stsamuels711/
Samuelles711/
Somels710/
Zamuels6722/
Sahamuells673/
Samuelz671/
Giamels671/
Somiels670/

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