Knelly Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Knelly Surname User-submission:
The surname Knelly comes from the German word Knol, meaning 'knot'.
Knelly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:3,045,873 | 177,373 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Knelly Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Knelly comes from the German word Knol, meaning 'knot'.
- deleted-241394Knelly Demographics
Average Knelly Salary in
United States
$38,775 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knelly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knelly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knelly is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Knelly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,658,108th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Knelly reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States Knelly is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 82 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malta, where 1 percent reside.
Knelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Knelly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knelly surname rose 163 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knelly Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knelly last name are 28.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.14% being registered with the political party.
Knelly earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knelley | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kennelly | 86 | 6,182 | / |
| Kinnelly | 86 | 54 | / |
| Kenlly | 83 | 81 | / |
| Knelle | 83 | 17 | / |
| Cnelly | 83 | 2 | / |
| Knelli | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knella | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinlly | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kennelley | 80 | 276 | / |
| Kenneully | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keennelly | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kinnelley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kënella | 77 | 20 | / |
| Knelles | 77 | 10 | / |
| Knuelle | 77 | 8 | / |
| Knoelle | 77 | 3 | / |
| Knellei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kennlly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kinnlly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kenly | 73 | 854 | / |
| Kinly | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kennelli | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kennilly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinnelle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kennlley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kennella | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cennelly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinley | 67 | 5,493 | / |
| Kenley | 67 | 2,201 | / |
| Quinnelly | 67 | 272 | / |
| Knülle | 67 | 168 | / |
| Kinlay | 67 | 127 | / |
| Kenlay | 67 | 55 | / |
| Keenly | 67 | 55 | / |
| Knölle | 67 | 45 | / |
| Knille | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kennly | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kienly | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kenneller | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kinnly | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knilli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kühnly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cnlley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cenlly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chennelly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinnelley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinlla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenluy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinloy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenloy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kihnly | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kinnilley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Qnelle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kehnly | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knilla | 67 | 0 | / |
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