Schnel Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Romania

Schnel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France581:1,145,219121,886
Romania341:590,52642,844
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Schnel (17) may also be a first name.

Schnel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schnel is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Schnel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schnel is the 1,276,805th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Schnel live; 39 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Schnel is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 17 people.

Schnel is most widely held in France, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 1,145,219. In France it is mostly found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 52 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 28 percent reside and Brittany, where 14 percent reside. Besides France this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 15 percent reside.

Schnel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schnel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schnel surname rose 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schnel Last Name Statistics demography

Schnel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnell9233,869/
Schnesl927/
Schneel922/
Schneld921/
Schniel921/
Schnael920/
Shnel91464/
Scnel912/
Schnoell8635/
Schnuell8617/
Schnnell862/
Schniell860/
Schnellt860/
Sdchnell860/
Shnell8372/
Scnell838/
Schnil833/
Shnuel833/
Schnll832/
Chnell831/
Snel805,505/
Shnl803/
Scnl802/
Cnel802/
Chnl802/
Schnelova801/
Schnöll77877/
Schnüll77197/
Schnill773/
Shcnell771/
Chnnell770/
Schnellova751/
Schnellová751/
Snell7348,166/
Sznel73168/
Sneel7334/
Jhnel7324/
Sniel735/
Chnyl732/
Snehl732/
Snael732/
Shnyl731/
Sehnl731/
Snelp731/
Cneel731/
Cnell730/
Snelt730/
Schnlepp711/
Scennell710/
Jhneel67173/
Cinnel6732/
Sennel6710/
Snaell678/
Cnl677/
Snl674/
Soehnl672/
Shnellova671/
Jsnell671/
Snuell671/
Cnnell671/
Sneelh671/
Sneell670/
Snnell670/
Shnill670/
Cennel670/

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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 Schnel
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