Knittler Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knittler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knittler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Austria141:608,24554,975
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Knittler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knittler occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knittler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,194,481st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Knittler reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Knittler is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 503,159. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 36 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Knittler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knittler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knittler last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knitttler941/
Knittle931,358/
Knitler9326/
Knettler8819/
Knittles885/
Knüttler881/
Knistler880/
Kneistler8230/
Kemnitler821/
Knettle8087/
Kniller8040/
Knieler8032/
Knytler8016/
Knisler801/
Kneiler800/
Knileir800/
Knile770/
Knettles7526/
Kneilere752/
Knichtle750/
Kinler71471/
Kneile71188/
Kenler71142/
Kniele71138/
Kneler7177/
Kniley7146/
Knisle719/
Knitli716/
Kennettle712/
Kniole711/
Knuile711/
Knaile710/
Kneller673,538/
Knehler6740/
Kneisle6717/
Kühnler679/
Kneiley676/
Kennler674/
Kneeler672/
Knähler671/
Knyller671/
Kneitly671/
Knesler671/
Knetley671/
Knoilee671/
Knetles670/
Kinnler670/
Kinller670/
Knieley670/
Knethle670/
Kniehle670/
Knistly670/
Knealer670/

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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 Knittler
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