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 last name Knittle is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knittle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knittle is the 283,643rd most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,366,381 people. The surname Knittle is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Knittle live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Knittle is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name on earth, held by 14 people.

The last name Knittle is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,282 people, or 1 in 282,729. In The United States Knittle is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 12 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Knittle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knittle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knittle surname rose 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.76% being 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis