Kneifel Surname

241,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kneifel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneifel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9591:83,94710,579
United States2841:1,276,26489,780
Hungary1741:56,4155,933
Austria1201:70,96210,845
Czechia591:180,22826,726
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Kneifel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kneifel is found most frequently in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneifel? popularity and diffusion

Kneifel is the 241,779th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,411,347 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Kneifel reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 959 people, or 1 in 83,947. In Germany Kneifel is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live, Bavaria, where 17 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Hungary, where 11 percent live.

Kneifel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kneifel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kneifel surname rose 835 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kneifel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kneifel surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kneifel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $42,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $50,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneifeld9358/
Kneiffel938/
Kneipfel931/
Kneifeel931/
Kneifl92632/
Knefel92533/
Knifel9230/
Kneefel86481/
Kneffel86391/
Knipfel86247/
Knoefel86240/
Kniefel86190/
Kniffel8685/
Knepfel8649/
Knaifel8619/
Knifiel861/
Knifeld861/
Kneifil861/
Knejfel861/
Knifl833/
Knefl833/
Kneifelová8254/
Kneifelova821/
Knoepfel80415/
Kniepfel808/
Knipfeld803/
Knoeffel802/
Kniopfel801/
Knuepfel801/
Knafel77604/
Knejfl7738/
Knaifl7726/
Knäfel7711/
Kniefl777/
Knetfl771/
Kneiflová75147/
Kneiflova753/
Knapfel7149/
Knaffel7125/
Kemnefeldt715/
Knyffel714/
Knajfel712/
Knephel711/
Kneffelová711/
Kniffil710/
Knoepfl710/
Knafl67458/
Kneflová672/
Knoephel671/

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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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  • 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 Kneifel
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