Bednell Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bednell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bednell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bednell Last Name Facts

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

Bednell is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bednell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Bednell live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

Bednell is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 52 percent reside, Warwickshire, where 14 percent reside and Cheshire, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Bednell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bednell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bednell surname declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beadnell93751/
Beudnell930/
Beedenell880/
Badnell8679/
Bidnell8640/
Wednell861/
Bodnell860/
Bodnel775/
Wednel771/
Badnel771/
Widnell7140/
Badenl625/
Bodnil621/
Badinl621/
Weedenl571/

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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 Bednell
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