Knechtel Surname

149,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Knechtel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knechtel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0941:73,5889,315
United States8471:427,93336,971
Canada6411:57,4816,790
Brazil1991:1,075,75037,702
Austria1051:81,09912,173
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
England141:3,979,861125,553
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Knechtel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knechtel has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knechtel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,628th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,468,681 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Knechtel live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,094 people, or 1 in 73,588. In Germany Knechtel is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 17 percent reside, Hesse, where 15 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 22 percent reside.

Knechtel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knechtel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knechtel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knechtel surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knechtel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.56% more than the national average, earning $57,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knechtell942/
Knetchtel941/
Knechtl93345/
Kniechtl889/
Knichtel881/
Knechtelová847/
Knichtl801/
Knictel800/
Knechtlová7860/
Knechtlova781/

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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 Knechtel
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