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 occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scammels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Scammels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Scammels live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

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

Scammels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scammels has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Scammels last name decreased 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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Footnotes

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