Dignell Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dignell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dignell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dignell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dignell is found most in Sweden. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dignell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Dignell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Dignell reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Dignell is mostly concentrated in: Östergötland County, where 40 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 20 percent reside and Norrbotten County, where 20 percent reside. Besides Sweden it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Dignell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dignell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dignell last name contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinell92122/
Dingell8675/
Digniel8634/
Dienell8627/
Degnell8621/
Dinesll861/
Dainell861/
Duinell861/
Disnell861/
Dugnell860/
Dinel83969/
Dinielle8032/
Deinnell802/
Daigniel801/
Daigneal801/
Duinnell800/
Diehnell800/
Diniel77986/
Dingel77872/
Dienel77688/
Doinel77338/
Dainel77230/
Denell77202/
Dinelt7768/
Dionel7759/
Dinael7728/
Dynell7719/
Dhinel7716/
Dinjel7711/
Dinoel776/
Deinel772/
Dineel771/
Dinyel771/
Disnel770/
Dignoille751/
Dainielle751/
Daignealt750/
Doisnel7198/
Denuell7129/
Dainiel7116/
Dainael7115/
Diehnel7112/
Daingel7111/
Deanell718/
Dehnell718/
Deiniel715/
Deinael714/
Dinehel714/
Daynell712/
Daineel712/
Dainele711/
Dhingel711/
Dingill711/
Dhugnel711/
Deniell710/
Denel67862/
Dinil67153/
Denielle67114/
Deinl6779/
Dynel6759/
Dănel6746/
Dänel6727/
Dynehäll678/
Dainl676/
Dinhl674/
Dinehile671/
Dinelova671/
Deangell671/
Daineail671/

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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 Dignell
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