Sharnel Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sharnel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sharnel (281) may also be a first name.

Sharnel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sharnel (Russian: Шарнель) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharnel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sharnel reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sharnel is also the 528,876th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 281 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent are found and Siaya County, where 50 percent are found. Besides Kenya Sharnel is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sharnel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharnel in the Russian language
Шарнельsarnel-

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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 Sharnel
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