Fernel Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Denmark

Fernel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France881:754,80492,996
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Fernel (2,780) may also be a first name.

Fernel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fernel is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,637,889th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Fernel are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Fernel is also the 138,436th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 2,780 people.

The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 754,804. In France Fernel is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 34 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 20 percent reside and Occitanie, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 9 percent reside and Mexico, where 7 percent reside.

Fernel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fernel has changed over time. In The United States it decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernell92127/
Ferneld921/
Fearnell861/
Ferrnell860/
Frenel83803/
Fornel83762/
Vernel83680/
Farnel83154/
Fernil836/
Firnel830/
Farnell774,752/
Fornell771,975/
Vernell77211/
Frenell77130/
Verneel7747/
Forniel7742/
Verniel7726/
Förnell7711/
Fornehl771/
Farnnel771/
Fairnel771/
Farneel770/
Firnell770/
Fairnell717/
Vernnell711/
Firnnell710/
Farrnell710/
Varnel67201/
Vernil6738/
Fornil6716/
Virnel6712/
Vörnel677/
Frenil676/
Verinl671/
Fornél671/
Vornel670/
Varnell623,443/
Farnill62153/
Vernill6212/
Varniel621/
Fornill621/
Phornell573/
Virnl551/

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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 Fernel
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