Avenel Surname

116,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Avenel Surname Definition:

Avenel: occurs twice in Leland. The name is also in Wace. The Avenels were Lords of Les Biards, in the arrondissement of Mortain.

Avenel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,8001:17,4801,929
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Avenel (397) may also be a first name.

Avenel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Avenel: occurs twice in Leland. The name is also in Wace. The Avenels were Lords of Les Biards, in the arrondissement of Mortain.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Avenel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avenel (Russian: Авенэль) is found most frequently in France. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avenel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,888th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,848,693 people. Avenel occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Avenel live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Avenel is also the 433,463rd most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 397 people.

The last name Avenel is most common in France, where it is held by 3,800 people, or 1 in 17,480. In France Avenel is primarily found in: Normandy, where 60 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 4 percent reside. Excluding France this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Avenel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Avenel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Avenel surname rose 2,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Avenel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Avenel last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Avenel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $39,845 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avenell921,223/
Havenel9246/
Avinel8379/
Abenel8319/
Avenil834/
Evenel832/
Awenel831/
Avonel831/
Ovenell77358/
Gavinel776/
Avanell776/
Avaniel773/
Avonell772/
Aivanel771/
Avenill771/
Eveniel771/
Havanel771/
Avinell771/
Avanael771/
Evenell770/
Havinel770/
Gouvenel7197/
Auvanell711/
Abinel67134/
Abenil674/
Awonel671/
Ovanel671/
Avanil671/
Awanel671/
Avenilova671/
Gavinl671/
Evenll670/
Avinll670/

Avenel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avenel in the Russian language
Авенэльavenel-

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