Karnhill Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Karnhill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Karnhill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karnhill is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnhill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Karnhill is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Karnhill live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 428,120. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 57 percent live, Halland County, where 26 percent live and Stockholm County, where 17 percent live. Not including Sweden it exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kornhill8812/
Carnhill881/
Karnail80239/
Karneil8069/
Karniel8020/
Karnile804/
Cornhill75690/
Carniell7525/
Karnisel751/
Korneill751/
Carnille750/
Karnilova71358/
Carnaille7183/
Carnielle7161/
Kornheisl7123/
Carnicell7111/
Karnle714/
Carniel677,674/
Carnail6745/
Korniel6723/
Carneil679/
Carnile675/
Karneal671/
Carniél671/
Kornail671/
Karnele671/
Kerneil671/

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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 Karnhill
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