Knefel Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Knefel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knefel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2201:172,76723,807
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Austria91:946,15970,786
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Knefel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knefel is found most frequently in Poland. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Knefel.

How Common Is The Last Name Knefel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 586,691st most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Knefel live; 42 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 172,767. Beside Poland this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Germany, where 23 percent live.

Knefel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knefel last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Knefel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneifel921,652/
Kneefel92481/
Kneffel92391/
Knoefel92240/
Kniefel92190/
Knepfel9249/
Knejfel921/
Knefl913/
Knoepfel86415/
Kneifeld8658/
Kniepfel868/
Kneiffel868/
Knoeffel862/
Kneifeel861/
Kneipfel861/
Knöfel831,774/
Kneifl83632/
Knafel83604/
Knofel8367/
Knejfl8338/
Knifel8330/
Knäfel8311/
Kniefl837/
Knetfl831/
Knöpfel771,891/
Knipfel77247/
Knopfel77162/
Kniffel7785/
Knöffel7778/
Knapfel7749/
Knaffel7725/
Knaifel7719/
Knoffel7714/
Knyffel774/
Knöfelt774/
Knajfel772/
Knifiel771/
Knephel771/
Kneifil771/
Knifeld771/
Knoepfl770/
Kneifelová7554/
Kemnefeldt755/
Kneifelova751/
Kneffelová751/
Knafl73458/
Knofl7313/
Knifl733/
Knipfeld713/
Kneflová712/
Knoephel711/
Kniopfel711/
Kneiflová67147/
Knaffl6754/
Knajfl6744/
Knejflová6731/
Knaifl6726/
Knapfl6717/
Knöpfl676/
Kneiflova673/
Knopfl673/
Knofil671/
Knoffl670/

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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 Knefel
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