Knaifel Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Knaifel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Knaifel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knaifel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knaifel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Knaifel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Knaifel occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Knaifel live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Knaifel is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 91 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knafel | 92 | 604 | / |
| Knifel | 92 | 30 | / |
| Knaifl | 92 | 26 | / |
| Kneifel | 86 | 1,652 | / |
| Knipfel | 86 | 247 | / |
| Kniefel | 86 | 190 | / |
| Kniffel | 86 | 85 | / |
| Knapfel | 86 | 49 | / |
| Knaffel | 86 | 25 | / |
| Knajfel | 86 | 2 | / |
| Knifeld | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knifiel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knafl | 83 | 458 | / |
| Knifl | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kneifeld | 80 | 58 | / |
| Kneiffel | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kniepfel | 80 | 8 | / |
| Knipfeld | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kniopfel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneipfel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneifeel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneifl | 77 | 632 | / |
| Knefel | 77 | 533 | / |
| Knaffl | 77 | 54 | / |
| Knajfl | 77 | 44 | / |
| Knapfl | 77 | 17 | / |
| Knäfel | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kniefl | 77 | 7 | / |
| Knaiflová | 75 | 32 | / |
| Knaiflova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kneefel | 71 | 481 | / |
| Kneffel | 71 | 391 | / |
| Knoefel | 71 | 240 | / |
| Kneifelová | 71 | 54 | / |
| Knepfel | 71 | 49 | / |
| Knyffel | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kneifelova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kneifil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knejfel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kniffil | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knoepfel | 67 | 415 | / |
| Knefl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knoeffel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knuepfel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knaflová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnaifled | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Knaifel
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