Sumnell Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sumnell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Sumnell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumnell is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumnell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Sumnell live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England Sumnell is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 93 percent are found and Shropshire, where 7 percent are found. Beside England Sumnell is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Sumnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sumnell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sumnell surname declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sunell92287/
Sunnell8630/
Somnell8612/
Saunell866/
Shunell860/
Sunel83664/
Sunll832/
Sunniell800/
Shugnell800/
Shimnell800/
Schumnel800/
Suneel77940/
Suniel77201/
Suhnel7750/
Somnel7734/
Saunel7719/
Jumnel775/
Sumnil774/
Sunnel774/
Sunill773/
Sonell772/
Shunel771/
Schimnell750/
Schunnell750/
Shuttnell750/
Southnell750/
Sunl735/
Suml731/
Sjonell7126/
Sonnell716/
Shonell714/
Shuneel713/
Sungill711/
Szonell711/
Shimnel711/
Shuneld710/
Shaunel710/
Sunil6727,926/
Sonel67626/
Szonnell6720/
Sunyl6711/
Suñel678/
Shuml677/
Sjoenell676/
Zunel674/
Sunlp671/
Shoenell671/
Susnl671/
Souml671/
Siunl671/
Saunl671/
Chaunell670/
Schimnel670/
Sumhl670/
Shuinnel670/
Chunnell670/

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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 Sumnell
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