Knobel Surname
Approximately 7,326 people bear this surname
Knobel Surname Definition:
“Garlick” in Low German.
Knobel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,283 | 1:35,263 | 4,657 |
| United States | 1,611 | 1:224,990 | 21,769 |
| Switzerland | 1,601 | 1:5,130 | 770 |
| Australia | 466 | 1:57,931 | 7,051 |
| South Africa | 236 | 1:229,567 | 23,799 |
| Israel | 197 | 1:43,440 | 5,867 |
| Netherlands | 183 | 1:92,280 | 15,166 |
| Poland | 182 | 1:208,839 | 27,573 |
| Argentina | 103 | 1:414,985 | 31,631 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Austria | 77 | 1:110,590 | 15,709 |
| Brazil | 66 | 1:3,243,550 | 93,057 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Norway | 34 | 1:151,244 | 18,822 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Ukraine | 24 | 1:1,896,779 | 136,831 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 192 | 1:261,556 | 21,457 |
The alternate forms: Knöbel (1,040) are calculated separately.
Knobel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Garlick” in Low German.
Knobel Demographics
Knobel Political Affiliation
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Knobel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knobel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knobel (Arabic: كنوبل, Russian: Кнобель) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant: Knöbel. For other potential spellings of Knobel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knobel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 67,867th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 994,751 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Knobel are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Knobel is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,283 people, or 1 in 35,263. In Germany Knobel is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Switzerland, where 22 percent reside.
Knobel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Knobel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knobel surname grew 839 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Knobel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Knobel last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.04% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Knobel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning 361,914 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.97% more than the national average, earning R 387,276 per year; in United States they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $47,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.23% less than the national average, earning $47,083 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knöbel | 94 | 1,040 | / |
| Knoebel | 92 | 1,257 | / |
| Knobiel | 92 | 8 | / |
| Knobell | 92 | 1 | / |
| Knoobel | 92 | 0 | / |
| Knobl | 91 | 410 | / |
| Knoebell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Knebel | 83 | 11,044 | / |
| Knoble | 83 | 938 | / |
| Knabel | 83 | 800 | / |
| Knubel | 83 | 480 | / |
| Knäbel | 83 | 265 | / |
| Knoebl | 83 | 78 | / |
| Knábel | 83 | 52 | / |
| Knébel | 83 | 40 | / |
| Knobil | 83 | 38 | / |
| Knübel | 83 | 28 | / |
| Cnobel | 83 | 4 | / |
| Knobelová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Knottbelt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knaebel | 77 | 682 | / |
| Kneubel | 77 | 12 | / |
| Knaubel | 77 | 5 | / |
| Knebell | 77 | 3 | / |
| Knoebll | 77 | 0 | / |
| Knabl | 73 | 1,397 | / |
| Knebl | 73 | 946 | / |
| Knöbl | 73 | 847 | / |
| Knäbl | 73 | 24 | / |
| Knébl | 73 | 13 | / |
| Knovl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kneubehl | 71 | 33 | / |
| Knoblová | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kneubuel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kneubell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knehbiel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knable | 67 | 861 | / |
| Knäble | 67 | 143 | / |
| Kneubuehl | 67 | 76 | / |
| Knuble | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kneubl | 67 | 13 | / |
| Knábelová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Knebll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knöbelová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knab'l | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnabel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knäbelová | 67 | 1 | / |
Knobel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knobel in the Russian language | ||
| Кнобель | knobel | - |
| Knobel in the Arabic language | ||
| كنوبل | knwbl | - |
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