Simmel Surname

237,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Simmel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9081:88,66211,171
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
Austria2521:33,7915,415
Israel1661:51,5526,766
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Simmel (21) may also be a first name.

Simmel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simmel has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Simmel.

How Common Is The Last Name Simmel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,286th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,307,060 people. The surname Simmel occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Simmel live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 908 people, or 1 in 88,662. In Germany Simmel is most common in: Bavaria, where 72 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 15 percent are found.

Simmel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Simmel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Simmel last name grew 3,788 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Simmel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Simmel last name are 19.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.18% registered to vote for the political party.

Simmel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.6% more than the national average, earning $49,881 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimmel92887/
Szimmel9214/
Simmell922/
Simmael920/
Saimmel920/
Simel913,731/
Simml91275/
Schimmel8612,453/
Shimmell86112/
Scimmell861/
Shimmeld860/
Zimmel831,832/
Semmel831,435/
Shimel83844/
Gimmel83575/
Simuel83425/
Seimel83104/
Simele8378/
Simell8371/
Simiel8331/
Saimel8318/
Simael8315/
Siemel8311/
Simeel837/
Simoel836/
Jimmel834/
Simeul833/
Szimel833/
Cimmel831/
Scimel831/
Siml80246/
Schimmell80108/
Schimmael801/
Schimel77585/
Shimell77377/
Saimuel77153/
Shimeld77129/
Simmill77110/
Shimael7737/
Shimelt7714/
Zimmehl779/
Shimeel778/
Gimmell777/
Shemmel776/
Saimoel775/
Schimml774/
Zimmell773/
Shimuel773/
Semmell772/
Szemmel772/
Chimmel771/
Zinmmel771/
Shimmll771/
Zimmele771/
Semmuel771/
Siemiel771/
Shimoel771/
Saimael771/
Seimele771/
Seammel770/
Cimmell770/
Schimmelpf752/
Schimmoell751/
Semel731,210/
Gimel731,018/
Simil73901/
Jimel73200/
Zimel73140/
Seiml7352/
Cimel7351/
Zimml7346/
Simöl7320/
Sämel739/
Sieml732/
Symel731/
Ximel731/
Şimel731/
Sémel731/
Schemmel712,869/
Schiemel7177/
Shemmeld7148/
Shemmell7147/
Schimmelová718/
Schimell715/
Schimael711/
Schimuel711/
Shaimuel711/
Shcemmel711/
Schimiel711/
Schämmel711/
Seammell710/
Shaimell710/
Schimeld710/
Schimelt710/
Schinmel710/
Semoel671,520/
Gemmel671,504/
Semuel67557/
Zemmel67219/
Shemel67204/
Schiml67198/
Chimel67165/
Zimmelová67159/
Zimele67139/
Seumel67117/
Sehmel6791/
Joimel6780/
Szymel6779/
Seemel6757/
Jesmel6750/
Semael6740/
Semeel6739/
Zimehl6737/
Szemel6735/
Cismel6735/
Gimell6718/
Schemmell6716/
Semmil6715/
Sismil6714/
Shymel6714/
Jemmel6712/
Ziemel6712/
Semeul678/
Shimil677/
Simuil676/
Zimmelova675/
Cemmel674/
Semiel674/
Simiol674/
Jaimel673/
Gimmil673/
Gimele673/
Djimel673/
Seimelová672/
Semell672/
Zymmel672/
Coimel672/
Soimil672/
Saimil671/
Simild671/
Shimelova671/
Hsimil671/
Xaimel671/
Sinmil671/
Simill671/
Similæ671/
Simlet671/
Cimiel671/
Szimil671/
Zimoel671/
Jimmil671/
Jimmyl671/
Jimell670/
Schemmiel670/
Schinnmel670/
Gesmel670/
Scemel670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simmel
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