Knobelspies Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Knobelspies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knobelspies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Austria211:405,49741,758
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Knöbelspies (10) are calculated separately.

Knobelspies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knobelspies is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Knöbelspies. Click here for other possible spellings of Knobelspies.

How Common Is The Last Name Knobelspies? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,300,225th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname Knobelspies occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Knobelspies are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Knobelspies is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 591,952. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 88 percent are found, Bavaria, where 6 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 12 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knöbelspies9710/
Knobelspiess9646/
Knobelspiesse9210/
Knobelspieß9160/
Knebelspies911/
Knébelspiesz871/
Knébelspisz827/
Knoblespease7812/
Knoblespiece780/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knobelspies
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