Knipel Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Knipel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knipel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Austria161:532,21549,801
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Knipel Last Name Facts

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

Knipel (Russian: Книпель) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knipel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Knipel reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States Knipel is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 45 percent are found, New York, where 34 percent are found and Maryland, where 13 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Knipel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knipel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knipel surname rose 950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knipel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knipel are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

Knipel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $40,305 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knippel921,719/
Knipfel92247/
Kneipel9225/
Khnipel923/
Knipell921/
Knipl91216/
Kniepfel868/
Knipfeld863/
Knisspel862/
Knippell861/
Kniopfel861/
Kneipfel861/
Knepel83231/
Knippl8331/
Knäpel8324/
Knypel8321/
Knupel832/
Knippfeld8037/
Knisspell8011/
Knüppel773,512/
Knuppel77660/
Kneppel77189/
Knyspel77118/
Knespel77116/
Khnypel7787/
Knepfel7749/
Knepell7723/
Knuepel7712/
Knüpfel779/
Kneepel773/
Kneupel773/
Knyppel771/
Knippil770/
Knypl7343/
Knueppel71730/
Kneeppel7157/
Kneppelt7111/
Knyshpel716/
Kniplová714/
Kneuppel712/
Kniplova711/
Knuppell711/
Knuepfel711/
Kneppell711/
Knespl67240/
Knepil672/
Knepelová671/
Knäpelová671/
Knueppell670/

Knipel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knipel in the Russian language
Книпельknipel-

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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 Knipel
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