Knaffel Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knaffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knaffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Knaffel Last Name Facts

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

Knaffel (Russian: Кнаффель) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaffel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Knaffel is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knaffel reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany Knaffel is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 42 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knafel92604/
Knaffl9254/
Kneffel86391/
Knöffel8678/
Knapfel8649/
Knaifel8619/
Knoffel8614/
Knajfel862/
Knafl83458/
Kneiffel808/
Knoeffel802/
Knöfel771,774/
Knefel77533/
Knofel7767/
Knajfl7744/
Knaifl7726/
Knapfl7717/
Knäfel7711/
Knoffl770/
Knöpfel711,891/
Kneifel711,652/
Kneefel71481/
Knoefel71240/
Knopfel71162/
Knepfel7149/
Knöfelt714/
Knosfel712/
Knoepfel67415/
Kneifeld6758/
Knofl6713/
Knefl673/
Kneipfel671/
Kneifeel671/
Knaflová671/
Knoopfel670/

Knaffel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knaffel in the Russian language
Кнаффельknaffel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knaffel
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