Schmersel Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schmersel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schmersel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schmersel Last Name Facts

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

Schmersel is found most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schmersel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schmersel is the 4,908,606th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schmersel live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,206,227. In The Netherlands Schmersel is most frequent in: North Holland, where 50 percent reside, Limburg, where 43 percent reside and Flevoland, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Schmersel is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmergel8951/
Schmarsel8934/
Schmirgel787/
Smerjel7510/
Smergel759/
Schmirgeld742/
Smärgel638/
Smarzel638/
Smmersgill631/
Zmerzel631/
Smergill591/
Smirgiel591/

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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 Schmersel
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