Kniel Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kniel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4681:172,02020,234
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kniel (14) may also be a first name.

Kniel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kniel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 572,911th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. The last name Kniel occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kniel are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kniel is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The surname Kniel is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 468 people, or 1 in 172,020. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 42 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 30 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live. Besides Germany Kniel occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Kniel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kniel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kniel last name expanded 563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kniel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kniel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 38.09% less than the national average, earning $26,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $46,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniehl91177/
Kniele91138/
Kneiel911/
Knietl911/
Kniesl911/
Kniell910/
Knel89176/
Knil8936/
Kneisel832,017/
Kniesel83415/
Kneitel83104/
Kenniel8339/
Kneißel8321/
Knietel8311/
Kinniel831/
Kniesil830/
Kniehle830/
Knell804,716/
Knill802,265/
Knesl80219/
Kneil80127/
Kneal8076/
Kneel8045/
Knuel8028/
Kienl8023/
Khnil8013/
Knoel808/
Knehl802/
Knelp802/
Kneul801/
Knihl801/
Kneld800/
Knail800/
Knelt800/
Khneitel77131/
Kneissel7776/
Kneiszel7726/
Kinniell779/
Kneiseld771/
Kniessel770/
Kneisell770/
Kniettel770/
Knl7529/
Kennel734,029/
Kneale732,493/
Knoell73823/
Kinnel73482/
Kneisl73463/
Kneule73213/
Kneile73188/
Könnel7393/
Knowel7362/
Knauel7353/
Knuehl7319/
Kneill7317/
Knaisl7315/
Kneuel7315/
Knaell736/
Kneitl736/
Knildt735/
K'Nell734/
Knnoel732/
Knehel732/
Knelpp732/
Knawel732/
Kneall731/
Knuell731/
Kynnel731/
Cknell731/
Knajel731/
Knuile731/
Knaile730/
Quniel730/
Kennil730/
Kemnel730/
Knouel730/
Knaill730/
Kneischel711/
Kennell673,386/
Kinnell67886/
Kiehnle67270/
Knowell67103/
Kneusel6796/
Kneasel6771/
Kaennel6741/
Kinl6738/
Kneußel6731/
Koennel6730/
Künl6728/
Knausel6722/
Kynl6721/
Kinnill6721/
Kennild6718/
Kneisle6717/
Kenneil6713/
Kneysel6710/
Knilová678/
Künnell678/
Könl676/
Kýnl675/
Kenl674/
Cnil672/
Knll672/
Cnel672/
Kaennil672/
Knnayil671/
Kuennel671/
Kneł671/
Knilova671/
D'Knell671/
Khnyile671/
Knayile671/
Qnel671/
Knlh671/
Kneehal671/
Knhl671/
Kcnl671/
Kinnuel670/
Knowele670/
Kneggel670/
Kynnell670/
Kimnill670/
Kennill670/
Kneasle670/
Kuinnel670/
Kinneal670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kniel
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