Törnell Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Törnell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 298 | 1:33,043 | 2,695 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Tornell (689) are calculated separately.
Törnell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Törnell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Törnell is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Tornell. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Törnell? popularity and diffusion
The surname Törnell is the 872,430th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Törnell are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 33,043. In Sweden Törnell is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 15 percent are found. Other than Sweden this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent are found and Finland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornell | 95 | 689 | / |
| Thörnell | 93 | 67 | / |
| Tarnell | 86 | 66 | / |
| Ternell | 86 | 44 | / |
| Tärnell | 86 | 40 | / |
| Törneld | 86 | 15 | / |
| Thornell | 80 | 2,001 | / |
| Thernell | 80 | 56 | / |
| Teurnell | 80 | 13 | / |
| Toernell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Torniell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ternnell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tornnell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tarnnell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tornel | 77 | 2,023 | / |
| Ternel | 77 | 276 | / |
| Törnil | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tarnel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ternll | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tarinnell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thornnell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tornehl | 71 | 26 | / |
| Tärneld | 71 | 8 | / |
| Torniel | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tarnuel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thornel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tarneel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toernel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tornill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tarnill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Taarnel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ternill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thornill | 67 | 23 | / |
| Thornyll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thornhll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thornnill | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tornil | 62 | 230 | / |
| Ternil | 62 | 3 | / |
| Tarnil | 62 | 2 | / |
| Thornil | 57 | 9 | / |
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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 Törnell
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