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Where Does The Last Name Semels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Semels is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Semels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,061,309^th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Semels live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name Semels is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 51,251. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 48 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 48 percent reside and Latgale, where 3 percent reside. Besides Latvia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Semels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Semels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Semels surname expanded 740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Semels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Semels last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Semels earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.8% more than the national average, earning $65,500 USD per year.