Knewel Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knewel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knewel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Knewel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knewel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Knewel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knewel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Knewel is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Knewel live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is most common in: Saarland, where 45 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 35 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Knewel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knewel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knewel Last Name Statistics demography

Knewel earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.66% less than the national average, earning R 7,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniewel92259/
Knewell929/
Kneuwel921/
Kneiwel921/
Knewl911/
Kniewell861/
Kniwel8338/
Kennewell80680/
Kinnewell800/
Kneavel7758/
Kneibel7753/
Kneybel775/
Knebell773/
Kneevel772/
Kneivel772/
Kneabel771/
Kenneywell750/
Knebl73946/
Knowl7324/
Knevl730/
Knawl730/
Knowwell711/
Knybel67324/
Knäbel67265/
Knibel6754/
Knébel6740/
Knýbel6710/
Knowll675/
Kneibl674/
Kennywell673/
Kenniwell673/
Knebll671/
Knowil671/
Knajbel6226/
Knaibel621/
Knybell621/
Knowill621/
Knöbl55847/
Knäbl5524/
Knébl5513/
Knovl552/
Knybl551/
Knavl550/
Knajbl5045/
Knaibl5011/

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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 Knewel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis