Journel Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Haiti

Journel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Journel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2791:238,07436,915
Haiti1051:101,7514,917
Belgium371:310,72035,739
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Journel (97) may also be a first name.

Journel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Journel is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Journel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Journel is the 651,048th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Journel live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Journel is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 97 people.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 238,074. In France Journel is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 37 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 24 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 23 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

Journel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Journel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Journel last name declined 30 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Journel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Journel last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Journel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.32% more than the national average, earning $64,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Journell93350/
Jornel928/
Jurnel920/
Jurnell867/
Jorniel862/
Journil861/
Jornell861/
Jornl834/
Jaurnell8017/
Sourniel801/
Cornel7713,782/
Curnel77267/
Sornel7787/
Jarnel7742/
Hornel7717/
Jornil7712/
Surnel772/
Hurnel770/
Cornell7138,235/
Hornell71461/
Curnell71252/
Jarnell71111/
Corneel7140/
Hurnell7120/
Coornel714/
Cornnel713/
Surnell712/
Corrnel712/
Sornell711/
Horniel711/
Djarnel711/
Iornell711/
Chornel710/
Yurnell710/
Curneel710/
Cornnell6798/
Chornell674/
Churnell674/
Hornl671/
Corrnell671/
Hcornell671/

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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 Journel
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