Knels Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1851:435,16539,058
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Knels Last Name Facts

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

Knels (Russian: Кнельс) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,088,856th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Knels are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 435,165. In Germany Knels is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Hamburg, where 21 percent are found and Berlin, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Knels Last Name Statistics demography

Knels earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knells9140/
Knoels911/
Knelles8310/
Kennels834/
Kneells830/
Kinnels830/
Knelz8015/
Knils800/
Kennells773/
Kånåls735/
Knills731/
Knülst731/
Knilst731/
Kennils6749/
Kinlese6711/
Cnls672/
Knglish671/
Chennels6210/
Kinlesse621/
Cenls601/
Chennells57637/
Chinnells570/
Cenles552/
Kimless509/
Qinlles501/

Knels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knels in the Russian language
Кнельсknels-

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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 Knels
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