Harnickell Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Harnickell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harnickell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Harnickell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harnickell is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harnickell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Harnickell live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 631,763. In Switzerland Harnickell is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Solothurn, where 54 percent live, Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 38 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 8 percent live. Not including Switzerland Harnickell occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hornickell9014/
Hornickel84751/
Hernickel841/
Hornikel78322/
Hornickl781/
Gornickel7416/
Hornichel740/
Hornickelová731/
Hernikl7126/
Arnikil713/
Hornikl711/
Hornekel671/
Örnekel5974/
Ernecl5041/
Ernekl501/

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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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  • 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 Harnickell
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