Cognell Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Cognell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Cognell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cognell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cognell is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cognell? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Cognell are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden Cognell is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 60 percent reside, Skåne County, where 13 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside.
Cognell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cognell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cognell last name decreased 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Cognell
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