Knochel Surname

449,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Knochel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knochel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4981:727,82957,157
France1441:461,26965,815
Germany881:914,83564,706
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Knöchel (1,312) are calculated separately.

Knochel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knochel is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Knöchel. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knochel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 449,900th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Knochel live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Knochel is most common in The United States, where it is held by 498 people, or 1 in 727,829. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 23 percent live, Indiana, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Knochel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knochel surname are 12.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.29% being registered with the party.

Knochel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.18% more than the national average, earning $51,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knöchel951,312/
Knoechel93178/
Knochell931/
Knoochel930/
Knouchel930/
Knuchel861,367/
Knechel86261/
Knockel86156/
Knachel8688/
Knüchel8630/
Knohl83118/
Knuchell8017/
Knockell801/
Knachell801/
Knucheal800/
Knoechil800/
Knosel7740/
Knockl7717/
Knotel7711/
Knogel774/
Knoxel771/
Knokel771/
Knozel771/
Knol738,564/
Knotsel712/
Knöchelová712/
Knottel711/
Knoxsel711/
Knoll6747,264/
Knold67239/
Knahl6750/
Khnol6728/
Knole6713/
Knotl676/
Knool676/
Knoul674/
Knolt673/
Kneul671/
Khnechil671/
Knuol671/
Knolp670/

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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 Knochel
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