Knavel Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

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

Knavel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knavel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:1,069,20077,954
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Knavel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knavel is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Knavel.

How Common Is The Last Name Knavel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 820,032nd most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Knavel live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Knavel is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 1,069,200. In The United States Knavel is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live.

Knavel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knavel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knavel surname increased 1,413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knavel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knavel surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.19% registered to vote for the party.

Knavel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $43,765 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneavel9258/
Knavell921/
Knaevel921/
Knevel83464/
Knével8315/
Knawel832/
Cnavel831/
Knavil830/
Knovel830/
Kneevel772/
Kneivel772/
Knowel6762/
Chinnavel672/
Chinnavell633/
Knowell62103/
Knowetl621/
Knowele620/
Khneibile531/
Knowle50297/

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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 Knavel
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