Knafler Surname

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

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Knafler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knafler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England31:18,572,686338,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Knafler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knafler is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Knafler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knafler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Knafler occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Knafler reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 48 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 29 percent are found and West Virginia, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.

Knafler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knafler surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Knafler earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.12% less than the national average, earning $36,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaefler9333/
Knafle926/
Knaapfler880/
Knöfler86826/
Knofler8699/
Knaffle8679/
Knefler8647/
Knafles861/
Knöpfler80441/
Knopfler80422/
Knoefler80196/
Knepfler80139/
Kneffler8023/
Knöffler8015/
Knoffler807/
Knafla77294/
Knoepfler75266/
Knöpffler752/
Knoeffler751/
Knoepffler71183/
Knaffla71115/
Knopfle7145/
Knaphle717/
Cknoepfler711/
Knoephfler711/
Knoffle710/
Kneifle710/
Knaflich6752/
Knöpflerová673/
Knophler672/
Knopfelr671/
Knopflerova671/
Knopflie670/
Knoffley670/
Cnaifled670/
Knofflett630/
Knofla6238/
Knopfli5798/
Kneifly571/
Knopfly570/

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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 Knafler
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