Fornell Surname

209,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fornell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,0801:43,2894,136
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Sweden2491:39,5453,165
Ecuador1961:81,1525,712
France421:1,581,493147,826
Honduras241:367,3522,948
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Förnell (11) are calculated separately.

Fornell Last Name Facts

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

Fornell occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Förnell. Click here for further potential spellings of Fornell.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornell? popularity and diffusion

Fornell is the 209,270th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,689,897 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Fornell live; 55 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Fornell is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 1,080 people, or 1 in 43,289. In Spain Fornell is most frequent in: Andalusia, where 54 percent reside, Catalonia, where 34 percent reside and Madrid, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Spain Fornell is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Sweden, where 13 percent reside.

Fornell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fornell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fornell surname grew 2,214 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fornell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fornell last name are 0.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.03% being registered with the party.

Fornell earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $44,316 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förnell9511/
Fournell93176/
Fornel92762/
Fournel865,207/
Farnell864,752/
Furnell862,290/
Fernell86127/
Forniel8642/
Fornill861/
Fornehl861/
Fourniel8062/
Phornell803/
Farrnell800/
Ferrnell800/
Farnel77154/
Fernel77122/
Furnel7764/
Fornil7716/
Fornél771/
Vornel770/
Varnell713,443/
Fournil71748/
Furniel71460/
Vernell71211/
Farnill71153/
Forniol717/
Vurnell711/
Faurnel711/
Farnnel711/
Furnelt710/
Farneel710/
Fourniol67278/
Fornigli671/
Vernnell671/
Vernel62680/
Varnel62201/
Vörnel627/
Fernil626/
Furenl621/
Verneel5747/
Verniel5726/
Vernill5712/
Farniol571/
Varniel571/
Furngli571/

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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 Fornell
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