Semel Surname
Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname
Semel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 827 | 1:438,282 | 37,694 |
| France | 157 | 1:423,075 | 61,574 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Israel | 29 | 1:295,091 | 25,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Sémel (1) are calculated separately.
Semel (261) may also be a first name.
Semel Demographics
Average Semel Salary in
United States
$65,955 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Semel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semel in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमएल | sema'ela | - |
| Semel in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमेल | semela | - |
| Semel in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେମଲ | esemala | 80 |
| ସେମଲ | semala | 20 |
| Semel in the Russian language | ||
| Семель | semel | - |
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Semel Reference & Research
Samuels DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Samuels FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Semel
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis