Gwennell Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norway

Gwennell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwennell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Gwennell (15) may also be a first name.

Gwennell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwennell occurs most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwennell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Gwennell is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gwennell are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 15 people.

The surname Gwennell is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 100 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 10 percent live.

Gwennell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gwennell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gwennell last name expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwennel930/
Gwinnell88386/
Gwennael8812/
Guennell880/
Guennel8063/
Gwinell802/
Gwynell801/
Gwinnel801/
Quennell75516/
Guinnell751/
Queennell713/
Quennel675/
Gwnl671/
Kuennel671/
Guinnel670/
Quinnell632,446/
Gwinngil635/
Kuehnnel631/
Qunell57186/
Quinnel5310/
Kuinnel530/
Kwnl503/
Gvnl501/
Quinnill500/

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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 Gwennell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis