Brownel Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Brownel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brownel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1051:41,9863,841
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Brownel (17) may also be a first name.

Brownel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brownel has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Brownel.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Brownel are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Brownel is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 17 people.

The surname Brownel is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 41,986. In Liberia Brownel is mostly found in: Maryland County, where 84 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 12 percent are found and Grand Kru County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Liberia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Brownel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brownel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brownel surname declined 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brownel Last Name Statistics demography

Brownel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.1% less than the national average, earning $32,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownell9313,023/
Brownl9211/
Brownnell888/
Brownll861/
Brawnel861/
Brownill808/
Brawnell804/
Browenll802/
Brownlet801/
Brobnell800/
Brownlett750/

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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 Brownel
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