Shmul Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shmul Surname User-submission:

According the Jewish tradition, every male born has to be circumcised after 8 days from being born. In order to keep in secret the fact they were Jewish, but also keep on the tradition, Jewish people that had lived in Islamist countries used a "code name" - Shmul written as" שמול" in Hebrew .

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Shmul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2901:496,97645,878
Ukraine2051:222,06229,588
Israel291:295,09125,768
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shmul (100) may also be a first name.

Shmul Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According the Jewish tradition, every male born has to be circumcised after 8 days from being born. In order to keep in secret the fact they were Jewish, but also keep on the tradition, Jewish people that had lived in Islamist countries used a "code name" - Shmul written as" שמול" in Hebrew .

ש (pronounced as SH) - refers to the the hebrew word for eighth (Shmone)

מול (pronounced as MUL) - refers to the hebrew word for ordering a person to carry out the circumcision.

- ahimeir

Shmul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shmul (Hindi: श्मूल, Russian: Шмуль) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shmul? popularity and diffusion

Shmul is the 562,869th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Shmul reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Shmul is also the 946,056th most widespread first name on earth, held by 100 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 496,976. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Stavropol Krai, where 30 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 23 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 21 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 36 percent reside and Israel, where 5 percent reside.

Shmul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Shmul are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the party.

Shmul earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 116.24% more than the national average, earning $93,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schmul9156/
Shmull917/
Shmoul912/
Shmule911/
Shmuhl911/
Smul89389/
Schmuhl831,261/
Schmull83115/
Schmult8392/
Schmuul8348/
Schmaul8337/
Shmault831/
Schmoul831/
Smull80569/
Szmul80436/
Chmul80239/
Åsmul8097/
Shmol8043/
Smaul8029/
Smuhl8016/
Smuul8011/
Smule809/
Zhmul802/
Smeul801/
Smuil800/
Shmulova7786/
Schmuldt7777/
Schmuhll771/
Schmulle770/
Smoult7390/
Schmol7353/
Shmoel7333/
Shmool7316/
Smulle734/
Chmoul733/
Smault732/
Smutel731/
Shsmol731/
Smugli731/
Scmull731/
Smaull731/
Szmull731/
Shmoll730/
Smuill730/
Shmuilova7112/
Shmuylova717/
Schmuchel710/
Smol671,207/
Schmühl67113/
Schmool6728/
Smulova6727/
Schmoel6725/
Smól676/
Jmul671/
Shmoell671/

Shmul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shmul in the Hindi language
श्मूलsmula50
शिमुलsimula50
Shmul in the Russian language
Шмульsmul-

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