Schemel Surname

188,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Schemel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schemel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2451:64,6638,300
United States4341:835,15963,868
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
France821:810,03397,301
Venezuela651:464,6789,130
Belarus451:211,13526,436
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Austria291:293,63633,260
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Schemel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schemel (Russian: Щемель) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schemel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 188,791st most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,254,822 people. The surname Schemel is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Schemel live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,245 people, or 1 in 64,663. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 48 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Hesse, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Germany Schemel is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Schemel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schemel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schemel last name increased 789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schemel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Schemel last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Schemel surname are 20.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.62% registered with the party.

The amount Schemel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.06% more than the national average, earning R 311,448 per year; in United States they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $46,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 138.45% more than the national average, earning $118,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schemmel932,869/
Shchemel93154/
Schiemel9377/
Schemiel9320/
Schemoel937/
Schemehl935/
Schemell933/
Schoemel931/
Schaemel930/
Schemelt930/
Chemel921,269/
Shemel92204/
Scemel920/
Scheml920/
Schoemehl88425/
Schemmell8816/
Schoemmel887/
Schemmiel880/
Schamel861,110/
Schimel86585/
Shemeld86236/
Schömel8699/
Shemuel8672/
Chemell8648/
Shemeel8616/
Shemell8610/
Chesmel868/
Schomel867/
Shemoel867/
Shemmel866/
Schämel865/
Shemael863/
Shemiel862/
Schemhl861/
Schemml860/
Semel831,210/
Cemel83155/
Sheml831/
Schoemmell8244/
Schoemmehl820/
Schimmel8012,453/
Schammel80533/
Schamell8056/
Shemmeld8048/
Shemmell8047/
Schömehl8045/
Schömmel8042/
Shchemyl8024/
Schimell805/
Schamuel802/
Schommel802/
Schimael801/
Schimuel801/
Shcemmel801/
Schimiel801/
Schämmel801/
Shemuell801/
Schimeld800/
Schimelt800/
Schomehl800/
Shamel774,305/
Semoel771,520/
Semmel771,435/
Shimel77844/
Semuel77557/
Chemil77270/
Schiml77198/
Sahmel77175/
Chimel77165/
Seumel77117/
Seimel77104/
Sehmel7791/
Shemil7779/
Seemel7757/
Semael7740/
Semeel7739/
Szemel7735/
Shymel7714/
Siemel7711/
Semeul778/
Saemel775/
Cemelt775/
Cemmel774/
Semiel774/
Shemyl774/
Shemll772/
Semell772/
Shomel772/
Ceamel771/
Shemld771/
Chymel771/
Scimel771/
Cheaml771/
Shemelova75286/
Schimmell75108/
Scemelova7522/
Schammell753/
Schimmael751/
Seml737/
Ceml732/
Shameel711,337/
Shimmel71887/
Shemilt71785/
Shimell71377/
Shamuel71184/
Szemiel71177/
Shimeld71129/
Shamell7166/
Shammel7153/
Shaamel7147/
Shamael7143/
Shimael7137/
Shamoel7125/
Chaimel7115/
Shimelt7114/
Saemuel7111/
Shomael7110/
Seamuel7110/
Shimeel718/
Schimelová717/
Cemmell716/
Schemilova715/
Schimml714/
Schamil713/
Shymell713/
Seumuel713/
Shimuel713/
Seemele713/
Semmell712/
Schimmelpf712/
Cheamil712/
Szemmel712/
Shemill711/
Chimmel711/
Chimell711/
Schamll711/
Schimmoell711/
Shomell711/
Shamiel711/
Semmuel711/
Siemiel711/
Shimoel711/
Shomiel711/
Seemeel711/
Chymmel711/
Chemled711/
Chemmil711/
Seimele711/
Saemoel711/
Seameul710/
Seamell710/
Shamehl710/
Shommel710/
Seammel710/
Samel675,191/
Simel673,731/
Zemel671,596/
Semil67352/
Somel67245/
Cemil67222/
Semelová67195/
Shimmell67112/
Shaml67110/
Sahamuel6753/
Seiml6752/
Cimel6751/
Chiml6713/
Schimilt679/
Sämel679/
Schimmelová678/
Schimild677/
Schamäll676/
Sieml672/
Schömmelová672/
Shammeel672/
Semelova672/
Cymel671/
Shoml671/
Sehml671/
Shaimuel671/
Shaameel671/
Shahamel671/
Symel671/
Scimmell671/
Sémel671/
Cemül671/
Sjeamuel671/
Seeml671/
Schaamil671/
Shaamiel671/
Shammael671/
Chheemlh671/
Seammell670/
Shaimell670/
Shimmeld670/
Shammell670/

Schemel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schemel in the Russian language
Щемельsemel-

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Footnotes

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