Knechtle Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Knechtle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knechtle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5051:16,2632,670
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Knechtle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knechtle occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knechtle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 538,129th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. The last name Knechtle is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Knechtle live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knechtle is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 16,263. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 29 percent are found, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, where 19 percent are found and Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, where 17 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Knechtle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knechtle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knechtle surname grew 3,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knechtle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knechtle are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knechtle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $47,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $48,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knechtley940/
Knechtli88284/
Knechtly88102/
Knecttle880/
Knichtle880/
Knettle8087/
Knetley801/
Knethle800/
Knetles800/
Knectli800/
Knettles7526/
Knettler7519/
Knecthel751/
Kneistler7130/
Kennettle712/
Knetly711/
Knittle671,358/
Knitler6726/
Knytler6716/
Kneitly671/
Kennethlee671/
Knittler63198/
Knittles635/
Knistler630/
Knitttler591/
Kemnitler591/
Knitli576/
Knistly530/

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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 Knechtle
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