Knittle Surname

283,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname

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

Knittle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knittle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2821:282,72926,321
Canada701:526,36644,416
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:148,57613,812

Knittle (14) may also be a first name.

Knittle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knittle occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knittle? popularity and diffusion

Knittle is the 283,643rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,366,381 people. The last name Knittle occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Knittle live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The last name Knittle is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,282 people, or 1 in 282,729. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 12 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Knittle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knittle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knittle last name expanded 379 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knittle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knittle surname are 15.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knittle earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $41,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $50,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knittler93198/
Knittles935/
Knittele930/
Knitttler881/
Knettle8687/
Knitler8626/
Knuttle861/
Knettles8026/
Knettler8019/
Knüttler801/
Knistler800/
Knichtle800/
Knitli776/
Kneistler7530/
Kennettle752/
Kemnitler751/
Knytler7116/
Knetley711/
Kneitly711/
Knistly710/
Knethle710/
Knetles710/
Knechtle67598/
Knestele6725/
Knechtley630/
Knutli6234/
Knetly621/
Kennethlee591/
Knechtli53284/
Knechtly53102/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Knittle
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