Lionel Surname

84,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Lionel Surname Definition:

= Lion + the French diminutive suff. -el [Latin -ell-us)

Lionel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad2,1181:6,417936
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
France5041:131,79120,133
Saint Lucia4601:38967
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Brazil1661:1,289,60444,167
Nigeria1591:1,114,10545,936
England1141:488,75531,416
India961:7,990,264168,289
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Guyana541:14,1151,941
Canada481:767,61660,775
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Burundi251:392,194499
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
United States Virgin Islands161:6,8981,043
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Wales141:221,03813,576
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
China91:151,924,6187,954
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lionel (323,712) may also be a first name.

Lionel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Lion + the French diminutive suff. -el [Latin -ell-us)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lionel Last Name Facts

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

Lionel (Arabic: يونيل, Hindi: लिओनिल, Marathi: िलओनेल) is carried by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lionel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,281st most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,270,936 people. The last name Lionel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Lionel are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,225th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 323,712 people.

It is most prevalent in Chad, where it is borne by 2,118 people, or 1 in 6,417. Aside from Chad Lionel exists in 91 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 11 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Lionel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lionel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lionel last name grew 11,550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lionel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lionel last name are 12.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lionel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.1% less than the national average, earning $38,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.13% less than the national average, earning $40,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lionell9258/
Lionnel9243/
Lioniel924/
Lionael921/
Linel91332/
Lonel91131/
Lionnell860/
Linell83594/
Lignel83265/
Lainel8387/
Loynel8369/
Lyonel8347/
Lionil8321/
Lienel8314/
Lonell8312/
Lonnel839/
Lianel836/
Loinel835/
Linuel834/
Linoel832/
Luonel831/
Lotnel831/
Linael831/
Liniel831/
Loniel831/
Luinel831/
Lonl801/
Laignel771,588/
Leignel771,003/
Lignell77819/
Ligneel77193/
Lihnell7784/
Lisnell7717/
Lonnell779/
Lyonnel778/
Loisnel777/
Liniell771/
Lyonell771/
Lyoniel771/
Leitnel771/
Loinnel771/
Lihgnel771/
Lieniel771/
Glianel771/
Luinael771/
Lianael771/
Lienell770/
Laijnel770/
Littnel770/
Lainell770/
Lenel73490/
Lanel73224/
Lynel7335/
Linil735/
Lonil733/
Lénel731/
Lijnneel7119/
Longnell7113/
Littnell711/
Laniel672,066/
Lenoel67591/
Lenđel67539/
Lagnel67506/
Lasnel67371/
Lenell67256/
Lannel67191/
Lyneel6762/
Lanuel6745/
Lanoel6736/
Lanell6731/
Lenuel6728/
Lynell6719/
Laneel6715/
Llenel6714/
Leniol6711/
Lahnel678/
Leneel676/
Latnel676/
Lesnel674/
Leniel673/
Llanel672/
Lingil672/
Laynel672/
Laniol672/
Lamnel672/
Longil672/
Lanael671/
Latinl671/
Linill671/
Launel671/
Leanel671/
Liniol671/
Linyol671/
Llonil671/
Lajnel671/
Leenel670/

Lionel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lionel in the Hindi language
लिओनिलli'onila-
Lionel in the Marathi language
िलओनेलila'onela69.77
लायोनेलlayonela6.98
लीओनेलli'onela4.65
लॉयनेलloyanela2.33
िलओनेळila'onela2.33
लीनेलlinela2.33
िननेलinanela2.33
लीओनीलli'onila2.33
िलयोनेलilayonela2.33
लोनेलlonela2.33
िलमोनेलilamonela2.33
Lionel in the Arabic language
يونيلywnyl-
ليونالlywnal-
ليونلlywnl-
ليونيلlywnyl-

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