Knellar Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Singapore

Knellar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Knellar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Knellar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knellar is found most in England. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knellar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Knellar occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Knellar are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 71 percent live, Berkshire, where 14 percent live and Derbyshire, where 14 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and Hong Kong, where 10 percent live.

Knellar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knellar has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Knellar last name decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knellor861/
Kemlar775/
Kenlar774/
Kinlar771/
Kaenlar7149/
Kinlard711/
Keenlar711/
Cinlar6221/
Cenlair571/
Quinlar570/
Quinlard530/
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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 Knellar
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