Šámal Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šámal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šámal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3451:30,8225,011
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Šamal (180), Sámal (4) & Samal (306,223) are calculated separately.

Šámal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šámal is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šamal, Sámal or Samal. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šámal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šámal is the 807,857th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. Šámal occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šámal reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Šámal is most widely held in Czechia, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 30,822. In Czechia Šámal is most common in: Liberec Region, where 30 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 28 percent reside and Prague, where 20 percent reside. Other than Czechia Šámal exists in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šamal93180/
Sámal934/
Samal87306,223/
Šimal802/
Šámalová77312/
Šimala7344/
Šoumal732/
Šiml67141/
Zmal679/
Šaml679/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Šámal
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