Shempel Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shempel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shempel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus451:211,13526,436
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Shempel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shempel (Russian: Шемпель) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shempel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shempel is the 2,034,059th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Shempel are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Shempel is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 211,135. In Belarus Shempel is most frequent in: Minsk, where 64 percent are found, Minsk Region, where 33 percent are found and Brest Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Belarus it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 19 percent are found.

Shempel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Shempel last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 40% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sempel92240/
Sempell8671/
Shampel868/
Chempel863/
Shompel861/
Shempelova821/
Schimpel80284/
Schampel80157/
Shampell801/
Zempel771,071/
Sampel77726/
Cempel77690/
Shebel77521/
Sompel7777/
Simpel7774/
Sheebl771/
Schimpfel754/
Schemppll751/
Schimpl711,395/
Schebel71215/
Cempiel71123/
Shebell7181/
Sampuel7152/
Sempill7138/
Simpell7123/
Shebiel7121/
Chempil7116/
Szimpel7114/
Sheibel7112/
Szympel7111/
Sampoel718/
Sheeble717/
Shenpil717/
Shebeel715/
Sheebel715/
Sampfel715/
Shiebel713/
Sheybel712/
Sampiel711/
Shebelt711/
Senpiel711/
Sempiol711/
Shampil711/
Sampeel711/
Sampell710/
Shebl6718,440/
Scheibel675,718/
Schiebel674,990/
Sebel67989/
Sampl67964/
Scheubel67478/
Schebell6785/
Shchebel6744/
Simpl6730/
Scheebel678/
Schejbel677/
Shebelle676/
Sompl674/
Sampfell672/
Schimpelová672/
Setimpil672/
Seebl671/
Cempl671/
Scheeble671/
Schinpel671/
Sympl671/
Schimpfl671/
Scheybel670/
Schebiel670/
Sheibell670/

Shempel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shempel in the Russian language
Шемпельsempel-

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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 Shempel
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