Knol Surname

58,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knol Surname User-submission:

The surname Knol means 'root vegetable', 'tuber'. It could also mean 'work horse' in Frisian.

Knol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,2261:2,712199
Russia4791:300,88330,822
United States3691:982,27472,839
Canada2721:135,46214,020
Poland2201:172,76723,807
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Australia1411:191,45919,007
Kazakhstan1131:156,48215,521
Ukraine881:517,30358,849
Czechia691:154,10823,763
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Croatia301:140,95319,667
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Slovenia221:113,07612,203
France171:3,907,219231,005
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Serbia121:595,41221,526
England121:4,643,172139,951
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Norway81:642,78647,258
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Knol (26) may also be a first name.

Knol Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Knol means 'root vegetable', 'tuber'. It could also mean 'work horse' in Frisian.

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Knol Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knol (Russian: Кноль) is found most in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knol? popularity and diffusion

Knol is the 58,938th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 850,951 people. The surname Knol is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Knol reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Knol is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

The surname Knol is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6,226 people, or 1 in 2,712. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Overijssel, where 20 percent reside, North Holland, where 14 percent reside and South Holland, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Knol is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Knol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knol surname rose 1,318 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Knol surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Knol surname are 39.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Knol earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.35% more than the national average, earning R 516,516 per year; in United States they earn 19.27% more than the national average, earning $51,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoll8947,264/
Knold89239/
Knohl89118/
Khnol8928/
Knole8913/
Knoel898/
Knotl896/
Knool896/
Knoul894/
Knolt893/
Knuol891/
Knolp890/
Knolle801,127/
Knoell80823/
Knoyle80106/
Knosel8040/
Kennol8012/
Knotel8011/
Kinnol808/
Knoole802/
Knolth802/
Knnoel802/
Khngol801/
Kknoll800/
Knoull800/
Knoult800/
Knoule800/
Knul75332/
Knal7534/
Cnol751/
Knúl751/
Knochel73756/
Knolová7367/
Knottel731/
Knull671,055/
Knaul67963/
Knall67780/
Knollová67249/
Khnul67152/
Knahl6750/
Knühl6746/
Knüll6737/
Khnal6723/
Kennholt6720/
Kinnoull675/
Kinnoule674/
Knollova674/
Kneul671/
Knãll671/
Knochell671/
Knule671/
Knuhl670/
Knale670/
Knouchel670/
Knoochel670/
Knald670/
Knult670/

Knol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knol in the Russian language
Кнольknol-

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