Around the globe, Kornel (Kornel 
, Корнел 
, Корнель 
) is quite a rare boy's given name. The forename Kornel is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Poland, where it is quite a rare male name, Slovakia, and Hungary. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Poland, India, and Tanzania. Likewise, Kornel is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Kornel | Tanzania, India, Poland, Indonesia, Germany |
| Корнел | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Корнель | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| קורנל | Israel |
Kornel is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Cottonmouth (Cornell Cottonmouth) , the comics character, Luke Cage.
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kornel ujejski Polish poet (1823-1897), PL (b. 1823) |
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kornel fabriczy Hungarian art historian (1839-1910), SK (b. 1839) |
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kornel stodola Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and slovak nation politician, SK (b. 1866) |
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kornel paygert Polish economist, banker, UA (b. 1868) |
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kornel divald Hungarian art historian and photographer, SK (b. 1872) |
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| kornel piller UA (b. 1823) |
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kornel makuszyński Polish writer, PL (b. 1884) |
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| kornel kozłowski Polish historian and enthnographer (1838-1904), PL (b. 1838) |
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| kornel heinrich PL (b. 1833) |
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kornel krzeczunowicz Polish officer (1894-1988), GB (b. 1894) |
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| kornel kossowicz UA (b. 1836) |
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| kornel fligier LI (b. 1849) |
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| kornel strasser (b. 1850) |
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kornel filipowicz Polish author, PL (b. 1913) |
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| kornel bohúň (b. 1858) |
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