Knepel Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knepel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knepel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1121:718,79954,527
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Knepel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knepel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knepel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knepel is the 1,073,555th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. Knepel occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Knepel live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knepel is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 718,799. In Germany Knepel is most frequent in: Berlin, where 18 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Knepel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knepel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 693 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knepel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knepel last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.

Knepel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.96% more than the national average, earning $50,898 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneppel92189/
Knespel92116/
Knepfel9249/
Kneipel9225/
Knepell9223/
Knaepel9221/
Kneupel923/
Kneepel923/
Knoepel922/
Knoepfel86415/
Knoeppel86198/
Kneeppel8657/
Kneppelt8611/
Kniepfel868/
Kneuppel862/
Kneipfel861/
Kneppell861/
Knespl83240/
Knipel8394/
Knapel8345/
Knopel8335/
Knöpel8332/
Knäpel8324/
Knypel8321/
Knepil832/
Knoepl830/
Knepelová801/
Knöpfel771,891/
Knippel771,719/
Knöppel77489/
Knoppel77255/
Knipfel77247/
Knopfel77162/
Knyspel77118/
Khnypel7787/
Knapfel7749/
Knappel7710/
Khnipel773/
Knyppel771/
Knipell771/
Knepill770/
Knoepfl770/
Knipl73216/
Knypl7343/
Knopl731/
Knapl730/
Kinnapel717/
Knyshpel716/
Knipfeld713/
Knisspel712/
Knoppell711/
Knippell711/
Kniopfel711/
Knappell710/
Knapil6777/
Knippfeld6737/
Knippl6731/
Knappl6717/
Knapfl6717/
Knisspell6711/
Knöpfl676/
Knopfl673/
Knäpelová671/

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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 Knepel
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