Knevel Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knevel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knevel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3751:45,0327,647
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Finland61:916,11741,832
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Knével (15) are calculated separately.

Knevel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knevel is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Knével. For other possible spellings of Knevel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knevel? popularity and diffusion

Knevel is the 651,048th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name Knevel is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Knevel reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 45,032. In The Netherlands Knevel is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 25 percent are found, Gelderland, where 24 percent are found and Utrecht, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Knevel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knevel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knevel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knevel surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Knevel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning $46,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knével9415/
Knievel92635/
Kneavel9258/
Kneevel922/
Kneivel922/
Knaevel921/
Knavel83339/
Knivel838/
Knovel830/
Knievil773/
Knavell771/
Knivell771/
Knowel6762/
Knawel672/
Cnavel671/
Cinnevell671/
Knavil670/
Knowell62103/
Knybeil620/
Quennevill504/
Quennevile503/

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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 Knevel
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