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 occurs most in France. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Schnel.

How Common Is The Last Name Schnel? popularity and diffusion

Schnel is the 1,276,805th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Schnel reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

Schnel is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 1,145,219. In France Schnel is most numerous in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 52 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 28 percent are found and Brittany, where 14 percent are found. Outside of France this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Schnel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schnel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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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