Kniffel Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Kniffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kniffel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kniffel is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kniffel.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniffel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. Kniffel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Kniffel live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 53 percent live, California, where 25 percent live and Illinois, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States Kniffel is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 31 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.

Kniffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kniffel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kniffel last name expanded 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kniffel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kniffel surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Kniffel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.9% less than the national average, earning $38,445 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneiffel938/
Knifel9230/
Kneifel861,652/
Kneffel86391/
Knipfel86247/
Kniefel86190/
Knuffel8648/
Knaifel8619/
Knyffel864/
Knüffel864/
Knifiel861/
Knifeld861/
Kniffil860/
Knifl833/
Kneifeld8058/
Kniepfel808/
Knipfeld803/
Kniopfel801/
Kneipfel801/
Kneifeel801/
Kneifl77632/
Knefel77533/
Knaifl7726/
Knäfel7711/
Kniefl777/
Kneefel71481/
Kneifelová7154/
Knepfel7149/
Knüpfel719/
Knajfel712/
Kneifil711/
Knejfel711/
Kneffelová711/
Kneifelova711/
Knefl673/
Knuepfel671/
Kneiflová63147/
Knaiflová6332/
Knaiflova633/
Kneiflova633/
Knajfl6244/
Knejfl6238/
Knetfl621/
Kemnefeldt595/
Knephel571/
Kneflová532/
Cnaifled530/
Knajflová5037/
Knejflová5031/

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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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  • 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 Kniffel
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