Kneisel Surname

205,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kneisel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneisel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2951:62,1667,982
United States5931:611,22949,598
Canada421:877,27667,671
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Kneisel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kneisel is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneisel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 205,661st most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,613,062 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Kneisel reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,295 people, or 1 in 62,166. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 22 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Thuringia, where 15 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Kneisel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kneisel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kneisel last name rose 751 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kneisel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kneisel surname are 2.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kneisel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.5% less than the national average, earning R 162,780 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 122.33% more than the national average, earning $110,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneissel9376/
Kneiszel9326/
Kneiseld931/
Kneisell930/
Kneisl92463/
Knesel92270/
Knisel92249/
Kneiel921/
Kneischel881/
Kneissl861,615/
Kniesel86415/
Knaesel86244/
Knisell86142/
Knoesel86138/
Kneitel86104/
Kneusel8696/
Knuesel8675/
Knissel8674/
Kneasel8671/
Kneesel8644/
Kneißel8621/
Kneisle8617/
Kneihsl8612/
Kneiszl8610/
Kneizel8610/
Kneysel8610/
Knetsel862/
Knaisel861/
Knisoel861/
Knessel860/
Knesael860/
Kniel83550/
Knesl83219/
Kneil83127/
Kneel8345/
Kneitschel8280/
Kneiselova823/
Kneiselová823/
Khneitel80131/
Kneussel8019/
Kneischl806/
Quneisel804/
Knissell802/
Knischel801/
Knessell800/
Kniessel800/
Kneißl772,049/
Knasel77442/
Kneile77188/
Knizel7760/
Knezel7739/
Knessl7732/
Knetel7721/
Kneill7717/
Knaisl7715/
Kneuel7715/
Knisle779/
Knäsel779/
Kneizl777/
Knigel776/
Kneitl776/
Knehel772/
Knegel771/
Knesil771/
Kniesl771/
Kneszl771/
Kniell770/
Knegil770/
Kneislová7541/
Kneselová754/
Kneusseel751/
Knettel71237/
Kneussl7150/
Kneezel7147/
Kenniel7139/
Kneußel7131/
Kneisslová7123/
Knausel7122/
Kenneil7113/
Knoessl718/
Kneizelova717/
Kneizelová717/
Kinniel711/
Knieszl711/
Knassel711/
Kneehal711/
Kneugel710/
Kneggel710/
Kniesil710/
Kneezil710/
Knitell710/
Kneasle710/
Knitl67279/
Kneslová67171/
Knetl67122/
Kneal6776/
Knuel6728/
Knicl6719/
Knésl6718/
Kinniell679/
Knoel678/
Knettell676/
Cneil675/
Kneslova675/
Knittell673/
Kneettel671/
Cneel671/
Knezl671/
Knysl671/
Kneul671/
Khnechil671/
Knele670/
Knail670/
Kneezell670/

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