Knippels Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knippels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knippels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3511:48,1128,228
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Knippels Last Name Facts

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

Knippels is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knippels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 793,288th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname Knippels occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knippels reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 48,112. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 66 percent are found, Limburg, where 10 percent are found and Friesland, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nippels936/
Knüppels8833/
Knipples881/
Knipelis881/
Knippel Sau841/
Knipphals8221/
Nipples800/
Nypels71117/
Napels717/
Knibls710/
Nieblas679,938/
Niebles677,917/
Nipales67897/
Naepels6774/
Knebels6755/
Niebels6754/
Napples6730/
Napelus6718/
Nopelis6717/
Nipolas673/
Nipalis673/
Knebles672/
Knuples671/
Nibelsi671/
Npls671/
Niebals671/
Nipolos671/
Nipoles671/
Nipalas671/
Napeles671/
Nipplez671/
Nieblis671/
Nepples671/
Niebols670/
Knobels670/
Kniblos670/
Knibles670/
Nupplas670/
Knuplez5343/

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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 Knippels
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