Shambel Surname

29,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shambel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shambel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia17,8691:5,459867
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shambel (6,035) may also be a first name.

Shambel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shambel (Marathi: शामबेल, Russian: Шамбель) is found most in Ethiopia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shambel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,843rd most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 406,626 people. The surname Shambel is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shambel reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 85,350th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 6,035 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 17,869 people, or 1 in 5,459. Outside of Ethiopia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Shambel Last Name Statistics demography

Shambel earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 31.54% less than the national average, earning $34,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schambel9318/
Shambell934/
Shambeel933/
Sambel92242/
Schambell880/
Shanbel862,737/
Chambel862,363/
Sambell86691/
Shamuel86184/
Shembel86155/
Shamble8690/
Szambel8625/
Shambil8614/
Samboel8613/
Saimbel861/
Shamwel861/
Sambael861/
Sambeel861/
Shombel861/
Sambuel861/
Sambl8319/
Schambil80172/
Shamwell8099/
Schombel8075/
Chambell8054/
Sahamuel8053/
Schamble8038/
Shamweel8016/
Shamouel8014/
Schanbel802/
Schamuel802/
Schembel801/
Shaimuel801/
Sambelle801/
Shembell801/
Chambeel801/
Samuel77969,958/
Samwel77185,973/
Çambel771,352/
Sembel771,156/
Samble77389/
Sanbel77227/
Sambyl77161/
Sambil7798/
Zambel7765/
Şambel7717/
Chambl772/
Sombel772/
Chambelle752/
Schambill751/
Sammuel712,967/
Samwell71728/
Samuell71465/
Samouel71444/
Saimuel71153/
Samnuel71132/
Chamble71115/
Shambilova7198/
Sambill7170/
Shenbel7153/
Szembel7152/
Zambell7148/
Sanbell7139/
Saamuel7132/
Chamuel7129/
Ssamuel7127/
Chambil7125/
Shamuil7123/
Shamuelova7121/
Samwuel7115/
Seamuel7110/
Satmuel718/
Sembell717/
Siamuel716/
Samweel715/
Jsamwel714/
Shanble714/
Seembel714/
Samuesl713/
Saumuel713/
Samwael713/
Shamwil713/
Sjamuel713/
Szamuel713/
Shambylova713/
Shonbel712/
Siembel712/
Ssamwel712/
Chombel712/
Chanbel712/
Samuelt712/
Saimbil711/
Saamble711/
Samblle711/
Jsamuel711/
Schanbl711/
Saymuel711/
Samwwel711/
Samuehl711/
Samue'l711/
Samhuel711/
Sanbeel711/
Ceambel710/
Chamblp710/
Shanuel710/
Schanuel67357/
Zambl6714/
Shanwell6710/
Szamuhel676/
Samhhuel673/
Sambille673/
Samwl672/
Saimwael672/
Sombl672/
Chamwell671/
Chhombel671/
Sammmuel671/
Samwelll671/
D'Samuel671/
Sjeamuel671/
Sammwell671/
Sanbl671/
Shomwell670/
Shamwill670/
Chamblle670/
Chombell670/
Schanble670/

Shambel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shambel in the Marathi language
शामबेलsamabela-
Shambel in the Russian language
Шамбельsambel-

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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
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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 Shambel
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