Knisell Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knisell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knisell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Knisell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knisell is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knisell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knisell is the 1,484,726th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname Knisell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Knisell live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Knisell is mostly concentrated in: West Virginia, where 29 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found and New Jersey, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Knisell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knisell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knisell surname grew 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knisell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knisell are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.27% being registered to vote for the party.

Knisell earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.12% less than the national average, earning $31,447 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knissell932/
Kneisell930/
Knisel92249/
Kneisel862,017/
Kniesel86415/
Knissel8674/
Knisoel861/
Knaisel861/
Knitell860/
Kneissel8076/
Kneiszel8026/
Knittell803/
Knussell802/
Kneiseld801/
Knischel801/
Knessell800/
Kniessel800/
Knüsel771,105/
Kneisl77463/
Knesel77270/
Knizel7760/
Knusel7742/
Kniezl7731/
Knille7730/
Kneill7717/
Knelle7717/
Knaisl7715/
Knäsel779/
Knisle779/
Knigel776/
Kneall771/
Kniesl771/
Knaill770/
Kneischel751/
Kneissl711,615/
Kneitel71104/
Kneusel7196/
Kneitschel7180/
Knuesel7175/
Kneasel7171/
Kneesel7144/
Kneißel7121/
Kneisle7117/
Kneihsl7112/
Knussel7112/
Kneysel7110/
Kneizel7110/
Kneiszl7110/
Kneiselová713/
Kneiselova713/
Knetsel712/
Knieszl711/
Knüssel711/
Kniesil710/
Knessel710/
Knesael710/
Knitl67279/
Knesl67219/
Khneitel67131/
Kneil67127/
Knetl67122/
Kneal6776/
Knicl6719/
Kneussel6719/
Knésl6718/
Kneischl676/
Kinngell676/
Knettell676/
Quneisel674/
Kenneall672/
Knezl671/
Knuschel671/
Knysl671/
Kneul671/
Kneezell670/
Kinnelle670/
Knail670/
Knele670/
Kennille670/
Knile670/

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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 Knisell
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