Knapfel Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Knapfel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapfel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Knapfel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knapfel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapfel? popularity and diffusion

Knapfel is the 2,776,799th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Knapfel reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 38 percent reside, New York, where 33 percent reside and Arizona, where 18 percent reside. Excluding The United States Knapfel exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Knapfel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knapfel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knapfel last name rose 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knapfel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knapfel are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

Knapfel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.28% more than the national average, earning $76,493 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knafel92604/
Knapel9245/
Knapfl9217/
Knöpfel861,891/
Knopfel86162/
Knepfel8649/
Knaffel8625/
Knaepel8621/
Knaifel8619/
Knappel8610/
Knajfel862/
Knafl83458/
Knapl830/
Knoepfel80415/
Kinnapel807/
Kneipfel801/
Knoopfel800/
Knappell800/
Knappelt800/
Knöfel771,774/
Knefel77533/
Knepel77231/
Knapil7777/
Knofel7767/
Knaffl7754/
Knajfl7744/
Knopel7735/
Knöpel7732/
Knaifl7726/
Knäpel7724/
Knappl7717/
Knäfel7711/
Knöpfl776/
Knopfl773/
Kneifel711,652/
Knöppel71489/
Kneefel71481/
Kneffel71391/
Knoppel71255/
Knoefel71240/
Kneppel71189/
Knöffel7178/
Kneipel7125/
Knepell7123/
Knoffel7114/
Knöfelt714/
Kneupel713/
Kneepel713/
Knosfel712/
Knoepel712/
Knöpfelová711/
Knephel711/
Knoepfl710/
Knoeppel67198/
Kneifeld6758/
Kneeppel6757/
Knofl6713/
Kneiffel678/
Knefl673/
Kneuppel672/
Knoeffel672/
Knoephel671/
Knoppell671/
Kneppell671/
Kneifeel671/
Knaflová671/
Knopl671/
Knapgill670/

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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 Knapfel
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