Knichal Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Knichal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knichal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia641:166,14825,172
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Kníchal (11) are calculated separately.

Knichal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knichal is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Kníchal. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knichal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knichal is the 1,980,395th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Knichal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Knichal reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Knichal is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 166,148. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: Zlín Region, where 27 percent reside, South Moravian Region, where 22 percent reside and Olomouc Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Czechia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Knichal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knichal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kníchal9511/
Knichale9321/
Knichał8630/
Knichalová8278/
Knychale8012/
Knichole801/
Kniechał801/
Knucheal800/
Knisal7711/
Knecal770/
Kníchalová7114/
Knissal710/
Cnitzschal710/
Hcnichold630/
Knesal6299/
Kneasal571/

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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 Knichal
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