Knebel Surname

46,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knebel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knebel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,3061:12,7661,654
United States2,1671:167,26316,959
Brazil1,1271:189,9517,327
Poland2981:127,54618,741
Argentina1981:215,87617,783
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
Austria1111:76,71611,596
England861:647,88437,755
Australia841:321,37727,634
France561:1,186,120124,657
Czechia561:189,88327,834
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Israel361:237,71222,042
Paraguay311:233,4434,129
Romania301:669,26246,959
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Norway91:571,36544,190
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

The alternate forms: Knébel (40) are calculated separately.

Knebel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knebel (Georgian: კნებელ, Russian: Кнебель) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Knébel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knebel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knebel is the 46,912th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 659,865 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Knebel are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knebel is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 6,306 people, or 1 in 12,766. In Germany Knebel is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Knebel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knebel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,720 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knebel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knebel surname are 25.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Knebel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.79% less than the national average, earning 260,275 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.87% more than the national average, earning R 296,748 per year; in United States they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $46,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.87% more than the national average, earning $80,421 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knébel9440/
Knoebel921,257/
Knaebel92682/
Kniebel92394/
Kneibel9253/
Kneubel9212/
Kneybel925/
Knebell923/
Kneabel921/
Knebl91946/
Kneubehl8633/
Kneubuel861/
Kneubell861/
Knehbiel860/
Knoebell860/
Knobel837,326/
Knöbel831,040/
Knabel83800/
Knybel83324/
Knäbel83265/
Knoebl8378/
Knibel8354/
Kneble8331/
Kneubl8313/
Knýbel8310/
Kneibl834/
Knebll831/
Kneubuehl8076/
Knebelová808/
Kneubil7727/
Knajbel7726/
Knobiel778/
Kneeble773/
Knempel772/
Knisbel771/
Knobell771/
Knybell771/
Knaibel771/
Knoebll770/
Knabl731,397/
Knöbl73847/
Knobl73410/
Knäbl7324/
Knébl7313/
Knybl731/
Knevl730/
Kneubühl71467/
Kneblová71374/
Knisbell7120/
Kneblova715/
Kennibel710/
Knajbl6745/
Knobil6738/
Knybelová6720/
Knaibl6711/
Knýbelová674/
Cnobel674/
Kneiblová672/
Knöbelová671/
Knab'l671/
Cnabel671/
Knejblová671/
Knäbelová671/

Knebel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knebel in the Georgian language
კნებელknebel-
Knebel in the Russian language
Кнебельknebel-

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