Shmuel Surname

294,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shmuel Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Hebrew name Shmuel (שמואל).

Shmuel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq9851:35,5551,599
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Israel261:329,14027,831
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Shmuel (3,586) may also be a first name.

Shmuel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Hebrew name Shmuel (שמואל).

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Shmuel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shmuel (Arabic: شموئيل, Marathi: शमुवेल, Russian: Шмуэль) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shmuel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 294,474th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,623,106 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Shmuel live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Levant. It is also the 118,184th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 3,586 people.

This surname is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 985 people, or 1 in 35,555. Barring Iraq this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Shmuel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Shmuel surname are 40.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shmuel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 42.99% more than the national average, earning $61,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning $50,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmuel929/
Shmouel929/
Shmuell923/
Smuel91140/
Shmel9138/
Schmuehl862/
Schmauel860/
Smauel83116/
Schmel8386/
Shmoel8333/
Shmiel8329/
Shmeil8310/
Shmell838/
Shmael838/
Shmyel833/
Shmehl832/
Shmoul832/
Smmuel832/
Smuell831/
Ssmuel831/
Szmuel831/
Shmeel831/
Shmwel831/
Chmuel831/
Smel8090/
Shml805/
Shmuelova801/
Schmehl771,731/
Schmiel77751/
Schmeil77619/
Schmell77464/
Schmeel7793/
Schmelt7761/
Schmeal7758/
Schmuul7748/
Schmaul7737/
Schmoel7725/
Shmayel778/
Schmael776/
Shchmel772/
Schmmel771/
Schmoul771/
Shmault771/
Shmoiel771/
Ïshmael771/
Shmaiel771/
Shmbeel771/
Shmeile771/
Shmoell771/
Shmeelh771/
Shmehel771/
Chmel732,369/
Smelt731,869/
Smeal731,602/
Smael73322/
Smell73273/
Szmel73199/
Shmil73183/
Smiel73115/
Smaul7329/
Shmyl7312/
Smuul7311/
Smoel734/
Smeil733/
Shmlh732/
Smwel731/
Smeul731/
Smeel731/
Zhmel731/
Smelő731/
Smelh731/
Hshml731/
Hxmel731/
Smuil730/
Schmeisl7159/
Shmelova7125/
Schmaehl7118/
Schmeldt7116/
Schmehel716/
Schmiell713/
Schmeiel712/
Shmayhel711/
Shmeileh711/
Shmoweel711/
Schmoehl711/
Szmugiel711/
Schmeill710/
Smeall67221/
Szmiel67181/
Sml67167/
Smoult6790/
Schmél6771/
Schmigiel6767/
Smaiel6751/
Schmäl6746/
Chmell6744/
Smiell6734/
Smeile6729/
Shmail6728/
Schmeißel6728/
Smwael6725/
Szmeil6723/
Schmil6718/
Shmuilova6712/
Schmaggel6711/
Shmeilova6710/
Schmöl6710/
Shmuylova677/
Chmeil676/
Schmeisel675/
Smweel675/
Smayel674/
Smeale673/
Shmyol673/
Shmoil673/
Chmoul673/
Smaell672/
Smault672/
Szmell672/
Jsmeel671/
Hjmmel671/
Schmhl671/
Schmygiel671/
Smeyle671/
Schmld671/
Smoiel671/
Smeisl671/
Schmeitel671/
Smiyel671/
Smaull671/
Smuial671/
Smuill670/
Shmill670/

Shmuel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shmuel in the Marathi language
शमुवेलsamuvela-
Shmuel in the Russian language
Шмуэльsmuel-
Shmuel in the Arabic language
شموئيلshmwyyl-

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