Semels Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Semels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia401:51,2517,768
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Semels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semels is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Semels? popularity and diffusion

Semels is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Semels reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 51,251. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 48 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 48 percent are found and Latgale, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Latvia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent are found and Belgium, where 7 percent are found.

Semels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Semels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Semels last name grew 740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Semels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Semels surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shemels923,869/
Semuels929/
Semmels921/
Semls911/
Shemelse861,932/
Shiemels864/
Semuells861/
Seamuels860/
Samels83200/
Gemels8355/
Simels8331/
Zemels8321/
Cemels832/
Somels830/
Shemelles805/
Schemmels800/
Samuels7780,372/
Shimels7715,807/
Sammels77371/
Simaels7760/
Shemles7751/
Samells7721/
Ziemels7718/
Simeles7713/
Zemmels7712/
Semless779/
Samiels777/
Shamels773/
Simuels771/
Samaels771/
Shemils771/
Sommels771/
Gemmels770/
Somiels770/
Samls730/
Shimelse712,254/
Samuells7178/
Sammells7175/
Shimells7155/
Sammuels7147/
Samuelsz7139/
Sommiels7115/
Shimmels717/
Shymeles714/
Samuelss712/
Ssamuels711/
Schimels711/
Shismels711/
Seemless711/
Jemelles711/
Saimuels711/
Samiells710/
Schimmels67432/
Samils6736/
Zimels6731/
Cemles6711/
Shimmells677/
Samlls674/
Zymels673/
Shimelles672/
Semlje671/
Schoemles671/
Samuelles671/
Sammls671/
Shimelshe671/
Shamls670/

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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 Semels
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