Channel Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Channel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Channel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
England71:7,959,723202,100
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4201:119,56811,675

Channel (2,129) may also be a first name.

Channel Last Name Facts

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

Channel (Arabic: شانل, Bengali: চন্নেল, Hindi: चन्नेल) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Channel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. Channel is primarily found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Channel live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 47 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Channel is also the 162,862nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 2,129 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 40 percent are found, Bougainville, where 16 percent are found and West New Britain, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Channel exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 11 percent are found and Thailand, where 8 percent are found.

Channel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Channel has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Channel surname contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Channell935,428/
Schannel9315/
Channelt931/
Chanel924,844/
Hannel92681/
Cannel92128/
Channl9212/
Tschannel8810/
Schannell888/
Schanniel880/
Cannell865,514/
Hannell86465/
Schanel86165/
Chanell86130/
Chaniel86100/
Chainel8680/
Hanniel8657/
Shannel8632/
Hanneld8626/
Canneel8620/
Chanuel8620/
Chennel8613/
Chonnel864/
Cannehl863/
Chaunel862/
Channil862/
Chanael861/
Channll861/
Chanoel861/
Chaneel861/
Canniel860/
Caunnel860/
Haunnel860/
Canel837,587/
Hanel836,088/
Hannl83182/
Chanl8322/
Chennell80460/
Schanuel80357/
Schaniel80323/
Changnil8065/
Shannell8013/
Schanoel807/
Schaneel803/
Schanell802/
Khannell801/
Cahnnell801/
Chonnell801/
Chamnell801/
Chenniel801/
Czhanell801/
Shanniel801/
Schamnel801/
D'Chanel801/
Chagnell800/
Chaunell800/
Haunnell800/
Schainel800/
Channill800/
Ceannell800/
Schaneul800/
Chenel771,904/
Hahnel771,638/
Haniel771,488/
Hanelt771,077/
Connel77824/
Caniel77662/
Canell77508/
Hanell77419/
Shanel77409/
Jannel77256/
Zhanel77218/
Khanel77102/
Chonel7783/
Chanil7756/
Hasnel7752/
Caneel7750/
Sannel7731/
Hainel7726/
Haneld7723/
Hännel7715/
Chénel7713/
Schanl7710/
Haunel776/
Chanyl775/
Honnel775/
Hannil775/
Cainel773/
Cianel773/
Hamnel772/
Chganl771/
Zannel771/
Shannl771/
Hannyl771/
Haneel771/
Chênel771/
Cheanl771/
Hanehl770/
Cannil770/
Cahnel770/
Changnill752/
Chanelova751/
Schonnell751/
Schamnell750/
Hanl731,185/
Canl7337/
Connell7161,459/
Haehnel711,293/
Jeannel71337/
Cheynel71324/
Chaniol71205/
Chenell71134/
Honnell71122/
Hagnell7193/
Jannell7179/
Changil7171/
Hahnelt7170/
Hamnell7150/
Schanil7143/
Chaenil7143/
Shanell7138/
Chamnil7137/
Khaneel7125/
Shaneel7121/
Chenuel7121/
Cianell7110/
Caniell718/
Hajnelt717/
Chainil717/
Choinel715/
Shaniel714/
Haniell714/
Zanniel714/
Chatnil714/
Sanniel713/
Schanelová713/
Sahanel713/
Sannell712/
Schonel712/
Chojnel711/
Heahnel711/
Cohnell711/
Haneell711/
Hannill711/
Zahanel711/
Shonnel711/
Shainel711/
Hasnell711/
Dcaniel711/
Haynesl711/
Hahniel711/
Chanlet711/
Cheinel711/
Sannael711/
Zhaniel711/
Honniel711/
Khannil711/
Caunell710/
Shaunel710/
Seannel710/
Hasneel710/
Conneel710/
Hamnelt710/
Chonell710/
Honneel710/
Hannilt710/
Conniel710/
Shanuel710/
Hahnell710/
Heinnel710/
Canil6710,329/
Hänel676,000/
Conel671,757/
Janel67967/
Zanel67663/
Hahnl67467/
Sanel67280/
Honel67185/
Hanil67147/
Hönel67129/
Choisnel67121/
Schonell67106/
Hönnl6744/
Khanl6740/
Haněl6733/
Haynl6727/
Hännl6714/
Haanl6713/
Chenl6713/
Chonl6713/
Hainl678/
Hanöl677/
Seannell676/
Chanlett674/
Šanel674/
Chauynil674/
Sannl673/
Shanl673/
Shaneelh673/
Coonnell671/
Şanel671/
Connnell671/
Canelová671/
Chaml671/
Counnell671/
Connelll671/
Dconnell671/
Shainele671/
Sheanell671/
Sainnoel671/
Hanøl671/
Cañel671/
Shahniel671/
Chainill671/
Chennill671/
Khainnil671/
Khaunnil671/
Hathnell670/
Jeannell670/
Schoniel670/
Chotnell670/
Shamnell670/
Hanlt670/
Hochennelld670/
Schanlet670/

Channel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Channel in the Bengali language
চন্নেলcannela-
Channel in the Hindi language
चन्नेलcannela-
Channel in the Arabic language
شانلshanl-

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