O'Dennell Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

O'Dennell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Dennell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

O'Dennell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Dennell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Dennell is carried by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Dennell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of O'Dennell live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 922,518. In Northern Ireland O'Dennell is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Besides Northern Ireland it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

O'Dennell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Dennell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the O'Dennell surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Dennell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odennell9418/
O'Dnnell941/
Odnnell888/
Odennel880/
Odnell8015/
Edennel751/
Odoenll751/
Hodnell750/
Adnnell750/
Odnel711/
Goodnell710/
Adnell6735/
Ednell6723/
Odgnel674/
Odniel672/
Odneel670/
Gadnell638/
Hednell634/
Odhniel631/
Hodnill630/
Hadnell630/
Hodnelt630/
Odnl622/
Adenl5711/
Adnel575/
Ednel574/
Gadnel5323/
Godinl5311/
Adniel535/
Hadnll531/
Hadnel530/
Adnill530/
Haddnll501/

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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 O'Dennell
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