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 frequently in Sweden. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Dignell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dignell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Dignell reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Scandinavia.

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

Dignell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dignell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dignell last name declined 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
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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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