Knefeli Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Argentina

Knefeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knefeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Knefeli Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Knefeli? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Knefeli is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Knefeli are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Knefeli is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany Knefeli is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 47 percent live, Bavaria, where 40 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 7 percent live. Other than Germany Knefeli exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 35 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knefel92533/
Nefeli928/
Kneifel861,652/
Kneefel86481/
Kneffel86391/
Knoefel86240/
Kniefel86190/
Knefely8660/
Nefelia862/
Knefili861/
Nefli8374/
Nefel8358/
Knefl833/
Nfeli832/
Kneiffel808/
Knoeffel802/
Nuefelie802/
Kneifeel801/
Knöfel771,774/
Kneifl77632/
Knafel77604/
Knevel77464/
Nefiel77196/
Nefliu77168/
Knofel7767/
Knifel7730/
Neufel7724/
Neveli7711/
Knäfel7711/
Kniefl777/
Nefele777/
Nifeli774/
Nafeli773/
Newfli772/
Neffel772/
Nofeli772/
Nefeil772/
Knefly771/
Newfel771/
Nefali771/
Nefili771/
Kneful770/
Nouefelie751/
Nwaefieli751/
Nefl732/
Nfel731/
Knievel71635/
Knafelj71108/
Kniffel7185/
Knöffel7178/
Neyveli7175/
Neufell7175/
Kneavel7158/
Knuffel7148/
Nevelia7148/
Newfell7137/
Nofelia7134/
Knefley7128/
Knaffel7125/
Nyefele7125/
Knaifel7119/
Nafelia7116/
Knoffel7114/
Nofelli7110/
Neffali7110/
Knefély718/
Nevelli718/
Neufelo716/
Nefeily715/
Knifely714/
Knyffel714/
Knüffel714/
Knafele713/
Kneivel712/
Nwefele712/
Nueifel712/
Kneevel712/
Knafely711/
Knaevel711/
Kneifly711/
Knephel711/
Kniefly711/
Kniefol711/
Knifiel711/
Knoefal711/
Knoefle711/
Nefeela711/
Neufele711/
Nuefell711/
Nefaili711/
Kneifil711/
Nouefli711/
Naeifel711/
Naufeli711/
Nefeule711/
Noofeli711/
Nouefel711/
Neoufel711/
Knoeful710/
Knephli710/
Kneifle710/
Nafel674,516/
Nevel671,534/
Nofel671,441/
Nefla67801/
Knafl67458/
Nefle67154/
Nafli67148/
Nifli6758/
Nefal6757/
Nevli6744/
Nofli6737/
Noufelie6737/
Nyfli6727/
Nefil6726/
Nufel6721/
Nfali6715/
Nofellia6714/
Knofl6713/
Nufli678/
Neful678/
Nveli676/
Nevellie676/
Nfela676/
Nwofeali674/
Knifl673/
Knifeley672/
Naouefel672/
Kniefley671/
Neffl671/
Neufello671/
Neufuele671/
Nevellia671/
Nefol671/
Nfiel671/
Niufelia671/
Nifel671/
Nuyeveli671/
Nwafelli671/
Neflaoui671/
Knoephel671/
Knifeler670/
Knaeffle670/
Knevl670/
Kneophel670/
Neefl670/
Knfal670/

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Footnotes

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