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 more commonly found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Kníchal. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knichal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Knichal live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Knichal is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 166,148. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Zlín Region, where 27 percent are found, South Moravian Region, where 22 percent are found and Olomouc Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Czechia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Knichal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knichal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 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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