Tornesel Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Tornesel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tornesel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Tornesel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tornesel is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tornesel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tornesel is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Tornesel live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden Tornesel is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 86 percent are found and Västmanland County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tornesell941/
Tornele801/
Tornelle752/
Thornele750/
Tournelle71405/
Thornhelt710/
Thornhell710/
Tornyle674/
Tarnele671/
Tornhill6326/
Thornhil6313/
Thornile631/
Thornhll631/
Thornhill5918,457/
Thornille599/
Thornuill591/
Tournaille56221/
Thorrnhill560/
Thournhill560/
Tarnail531/

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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 Tornesel
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