Semel Surname

311,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Semel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8271:438,28237,694
France1571:423,07561,574
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Israel291:295,09125,768
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Sémel (1) are calculated separately.

Semel (261) may also be a first name.

Semel Last Name Facts

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

Semel (Hindi: सेमएल, Marathi: सेमेल, Oriya: େସେମଲ, Russian: Семель) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Sémel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 311,195th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,022,765 people. The surname Semel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Semel reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 550,922nd most widely held first name globally, held by 261 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 827 people, or 1 in 438,282. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 31 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States Semel is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Semel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Semel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Semel surname grew 3,308 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Semel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Semel last name are 16.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Semel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 52.85% more than the national average, earning $65,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.93% more than the national average, earning $83,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sémel931/
Semoel911,520/
Semmel911,435/
Semuel91557/
Shemel91204/
Seumel91117/
Seimel91104/
Sehmel9191/
Seemel9157/
Semael9140/
Semeel9139/
Szemel9135/
Siemel9111/
Semeul918/
Saemel915/
Semiel914/
Semell912/
Scemel910/
Seml897/
Schemel832,239/
Shemeld83236/
Szemiel83177/
Shemuel8372/
Shemeel8316/
Saemuel8311/
Shemell8310/
Seamuel8310/
Shemoel837/
Shemmel836/
Shemael833/
Seumuel833/
Seemele833/
Semmell832/
Shemiel832/
Szemmel832/
Semmuel831/
Siemiel831/
Seemeel831/
Seimele831/
Saemoel831/
Seameul830/
Seamell830/
Seammel830/
Samel805,191/
Gemel803,949/
Simel803,731/
Zemel801,596/
Semil80352/
Somel80245/
Jemel80190/
Cemel80155/
Seiml8052/
Žemel8014/
Sämel809/
Sieml802/
Sehml801/
Symel801/
Sheml801/
Seeml801/
Schemmel772,869/
Semelová77195/
Shchemel77154/
Schiemel7777/
Shemmeld7748/
Shemmell7747/
Schemiel7720/
Schemoel777/
Schemehl775/
Schemell773/
Semelova772/
Schoemel771/
Shcemmel771/
Shemuell771/
Sjeamuel771/
Seammell770/
Schaemel770/
Schemelt770/
Samuel73969,958/
Shamel734,305/
Simmel731,692/
Gemmel731,504/
Djemel731,502/
Chemel731,269/
Samoel731,230/
Shimel73844/
Sammel73594/
Simuel73425/
Samael73243/
Sameel73233/
Zemmel73219/
Sahmel73175/
Samiel73170/
Shemil7379/
Szymel7379/
Simele7378/
Szamel7376/
Simell7371/
Gemehl7352/
Jesmel7350/
Gemell7346/
Zeemel7338/
Cismel7335/
Simiel7331/
Somell7325/
Saamel7320/
Jeamel7319/
Somael7319/
Semuil7318/
Jemeel7318/
Saimel7318/
Semmil7315/
Simael7315/
Sesmil7314/
Shymel7314/
Zemell7312/
Jemmel7312/
Samell7312/
Ziemel7312/
Somuel7311/
Zhemel7310/
Sommel738/
Simeel737/
Gemelt737/
Simoel736/
Szemil735/
Cemelt735/
Semiol734/
Cemmel734/
Somiel734/
Shemyl734/
Simeul733/
Semgli733/
Semuul733/
Gemeel733/
Szimel733/
Shemll732/
Shomel732/
Semill732/
Jemell731/
Ceamel731/
Zemeel731/
Hsamel731/
Žemelė731/
Shemld731/
Semlet731/
Geymel731/
Seamil731/
Scimel731/
Someel731/
Hseeml731/
Gesmel730/
Scheml730/
Schoemehl71425/
Shemelova71286/
Scemelova7122/
Schemmell7116/
Schoemmel717/
Szemelová715/
Seimelová712/
Szemelova711/
Schemmiel710/
Gemmell679,058/
Sammuel672,967/
Shameel671,337/
Schamel671,110/
Shimmel67887/
Shemilt67785/
Schimel67585/
Samuell67465/
Shimell67377/
Geml67263/
Siml67246/
Shamuel67184/
Saimuel67153/
Shimeld67129/
Schömel6799/
Saml6767/
Shamell6766/
Szymiel6766/
Shammel6753/
Chemell6748/
Shaamel6747/
Schoemmell6744/
Shamael6743/
Szamiel6738/
Shimael6737/
Saamuel6732/
Ssamuel6727/
Shamoel6725/
Sammell6717/
Shimelt6714/
Szimmel6714/
Soml6712/
Shomael6710/
Samiell679/
Chesmel678/
Shimeel678/
Schomel677/
Cemmell676/
Sammael676/
Sammiel676/
Szemlet676/
Djemmel675/
Ziemehl675/
Schämel675/
Saimoel675/
Semlová674/
Zemmell673/
Shymell673/
Sjamuel673/
Shimuel673/
Szamuel673/
Simmell672/
Szymell672/
Zeamele672/
Ceml672/
Shemill671/
Syml671/
Sajmeel671/
Sammeel671/
Jemmell671/
Schemhl671/
Shomell671/
Seamill671/
Shamiel671/
Zeimele671/
Shimoel671/
Shomiel671/
Saimael671/
Szymelt671/
Dziemel671/
Sammoel671/
Semlett670/
Cismell670/
Simmael670/
Saymell670/
Schoemmehl670/
Schemml670/
Shamehl670/
Shommel670/
Saimmel670/

Semel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semel in the Hindi language
सेमएलsema'ela-
Semel in the Marathi language
सेमेलsemela-
Semel in the Oriya language
େସେମଲesemala80
ସେମଲsemala20
Semel in the Russian language
Семельsemel-

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Semel Reference & Research

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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
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  • 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 Semel
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