Knobel Surname

67,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Knobel Surname Definition:

“Garlick” in Low German.

Knobel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2831:35,2634,657
United States1,6111:224,99021,769
Switzerland1,6011:5,130770
Australia4661:57,9317,051
South Africa2361:229,56723,799
Israel1971:43,4405,867
Netherlands1831:92,28015,166
Poland1821:208,83927,573
Argentina1031:414,98531,631
Canada911:404,89735,698
Austria771:110,59015,709
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
France421:1,581,493147,826
Norway341:151,24418,822
England321:1,741,18971,393
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knöbel941,040/
Knoebel921,257/
Knobiel928/
Knobell921/
Knoobel920/
Knobl91410/
Knoebell860/
Knebel8311,044/
Knoble83938/
Knabel83800/
Knubel83480/
Knäbel83265/
Knoebl8378/
Knábel8352/
Knébel8340/
Knobil8338/
Knübel8328/
Cnobel834/
Knobelová803/
Knottbelt801/
Knaebel77682/
Kneubel7712/
Knaubel775/
Knebell773/
Knoebll770/
Knabl731,397/
Knebl73946/
Knöbl73847/
Knäbl7324/
Knébl7313/
Knovl732/
Kneubehl7133/
Knoblová715/
Kneubuel711/
Kneubell711/
Knehbiel710/
Knable67861/
Knäble67143/
Kneubuehl6776/
Knuble6715/
Kneubl6713/
Knábelová678/
Knebll671/
Knöbelová671/
Knab'l671/
Cnabel671/
Knäbelová671/

Knobel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knobel in the Russian language
Кнобельknobel-
Knobel in the Arabic language
كنوبلknwbl-

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