Carnwell Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Carnwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carnwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:464,31730,397
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Wales41:773,63329,106
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Carnwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carnwell is found most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carnwell is the 1,338,236th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Carnwell reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Carnwell is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 464,317. In England it is mostly found in: Staffordshire, where 82 percent are found, Cornwall, where 6 percent are found and Norfolk, where 6 percent are found. Beside England this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Carnwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carnwell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carnwell Last Name Statistics demography

Carnwell earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.32% more than the national average, earning $57,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornwell8824,217/
Cornwwell821/
Chornwell821/
Cornwelle820/
Cournwell820/
Cornwel8011/
Carnuel800/
Cornwill75122/
Cornbell754/
Cornweel752/
Cornuell751/
Kernwell750/
Cornwellová743/
Zarnwl711/
Cornuel67614/
Karnuel679/
Qarnbel671/
Carmbel670/
Cornbel670/
Cornbill63139/
Karenwil631/
Karnnuel631/
Kornwil531/

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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
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  • 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 Carnwell
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