Schmel Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schmel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Schmél (71) are calculated separately.

Schmel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schmel (Russian: Щмель) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Schmél. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Schmel are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States Schmel is most prevalent in: California, where 43 percent are found, Ohio, where 22 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Schmel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schmel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schmel surname rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schmel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schmel last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

Schmel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmél9471/
Schmehl921,731/
Schmiel92751/
Schmell92464/
Schmeel9293/
Schmelt9261/
Schmoel9225/
Schmuel929/
Schmael926/
Shchmel922/
Schmmel921/
Chmel912,369/
Shmel9138/
Schmaehl8618/
Schmeldt8616/
Schmehel866/
Schmiell863/
Schmuehl862/
Schmoehl861/
Shmuel831,296/
Schmäl8346/
Chmell8344/
Shmoel8333/
Shmiel8329/
Schmil8318/
Schmöl8310/
Shmell838/
Shmael838/
Shmehl832/
Shmeel831/
Schmhl831/
Scmehl831/
Scmiel831/
Schmld831/
Smel8090/
Shml805/
Scml801/
Cmel801/
Schmill77408/
Schmähl77196/
Schmühl77113/
Schmuul7748/
Schmöll7716/
Schmild7714/
Schmisl7712/
Schmilh779/
Schmöhl777/
Schmilt775/
Shmuell773/
Shmehel771/
Shmeelh771/
Shmoell771/
Ïshmael771/
Shcmehl771/
Schmihl771/
Chmyl733,969/
Smelt731,869/
Chmil731,352/
Smael73322/
Smell73273/
Szmel73199/
Shmil73183/
Smuel73140/
Smiel73115/
Shmyl7312/
Smoel734/
Shmlh732/
Chmlp731/
Smeel731/
Zhmel731/
Smelő731/
Smelh731/
Hshml731/
Hxmel731/
Smeul731/
Smehl730/
Schmildt7171/
Shmelova7125/
Szmiel67181/
Sml67167/
Chmill67115/
Cml6770/
Smiell6734/
Shmyol673/
Smmuel672/
Smaell672/
Szmell672/
Ssmuel671/
Smuell671/
Hjmmel671/
Jsmeel671/
Schmmildt671/
Shmill670/

Schmel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schmel in the Russian language
Щмельsmel-

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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 Schmel
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