Knittel Surname

59,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knittel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knittel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,9441:16,2832,154
United States1,8771:193,10519,093
France9541:69,6259,685
Austria1951:43,6696,998
Hungary951:103,3299,926
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Canada631:584,85148,473
Poland541:703,86659,770
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Israel281:305,63026,425
Chile201:880,82418,509
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:268,54921,901

Knittel Last Name Facts

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

Knittel occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knittel? popularity and diffusion

Knittel is the 59,349th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 856,854 people. The last name Knittel is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Knittel are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,944 people, or 1 in 16,283. In Germany Knittel is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 31 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Knittel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knittel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knittel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knittel surname are 1.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knittel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $48,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knittell933/
Knittiel931/
Kniettel930/
Knittl92511/
Knitel92436/
Knüttel861,499/
Knettel86237/
Knuttel86207/
Kneitel86104/
Knietel8611/
Knistel861/
Knittil860/
Knitell860/
Knitl83279/
Knittelová8247/
Knittelova821/
Khneitel80131/
Knuettel8095/
Knettell806/
Kneettel801/
Knichtel801/
Knuttell801/
Knutel77242/
Knytel7785/
Knütel7761/
Knetel7721/
Knyttl7713/
Kneitl776/
Knietl771/
Knettl771/
Cnitel771/
Knithl770/
Knittlová7567/
Knittlova752/
Knitelová752/
Knestel71110/
Knutell719/
Knichtl711/
Knytl67171/
Knitlová67123/
Knetl67122/
Kneshtel6711/
Knitlova673/

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Footnotes

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