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

The surname Shmel (Marathi: मेल, Russian: Шмель) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shmel click here.

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

The surname Shmel is the 3,185,033^rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Shmel live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 696,764^th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 172 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,395,931. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Lviv Oblast, where 37 percent live, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 16 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 11 percent live. Aside from Ukraine this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Shmel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shmel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shmel surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shmel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shmel surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shmel surname are 0.25% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 47.02% being registered with the party.

Shmel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.