Kneill Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kneill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Kneill Last Name Facts

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

Kneill is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Kneill occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kneill live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is most common in: Merseyside, where 29 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 24 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 24 percent are found.

Kneill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kneill has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kneill last name grew 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneil91127/
Kneisell860/
Knoell83823/
Kneisl83463/
Kneile83188/
Knille8330/
Knelle8317/
Knaell836/
Kneitl836/
Cneill833/
Kneall831/
Knesil831/
Knuell831/
Kneiel831/
Kniell830/
Knaill830/
Kneisel772,017/
Knisell77142/
Kneitel77104/
Knowell77103/
Kneißel7721/
Kneisle7717/
Kenneil7713/
Knitell770/
Knall73780/
Kniel73550/
Knitl73279/
Knetl73122/
Kneal7376/
Kneel7345/
Knuel7328/
Knoel738/
Cneil735/
Knãll731/
Kneul731/
Knail730/
Knile730/
Knele730/
Khneitel71131/
Kneissel7176/
Kneiszel7126/
Kinniell719/
Kinngell716/
Knettell716/
Knittell713/
Kenneall712/
Knissell712/
Khnechil711/
Kneiseld711/
Kinnelle710/
Knessell710/
Kennille710/
Kneale672,493/
Knittl67511/
Knasel67442/
Knesel67270/
Knisel67249/
Kneule67213/
Knülle67168/
Knehtl67144/
Knytel6785/
Knowel6762/
Knauel6753/
Knölle6745/
Knetel6721/
Knuehl6719/
Kneuel6715/
Knaisl6715/
Knäsel679/
Knawel672/
Knnoel672/
Knehel672/
Knettl671/
Kneischel671/
Knuile671/
Knajel671/
Knaile670/
Knehle670/
Knithl670/
Knoull670/
Knouel670/
Qnelle670/

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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 Kneill
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