Knopfel Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Knopfel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knopfel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France31:22,140,907385,998
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

The alternate forms: Knöpfel (1,891) are calculated separately.

Knopfel Last Name Facts

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

Knopfel occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Knöpfel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knopfel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knopfel is the 1,364,059th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Knopfel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Knopfel are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Knopfel is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States Knopfel is primarily found in: Missouri, where 54 percent live, Oklahoma, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Knopfel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knopfel last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Knopfel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.97% less than the national average, earning $34,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knöpfel951,891/
Knoepfel93415/
Knoopfel930/
Knofel9267/
Knopel9235/
Knopfl923/
Knoppel86255/
Knoefel86240/
Knapfel8649/
Knepfel8649/
Knoffel8614/
Knosfel862/
Knoepel862/
Knoepfl860/
Knofl8313/
Knopl831/
Knoeppel80198/
Knoeffel802/
Knoephel801/
Knoppell801/
Knöfel771,774/
Knafel77604/
Knefel77533/
Knepel77231/
Knapel7745/
Knöpel7732/
Knäpel7724/
Knapfl7717/
Knäfel7711/
Knöpfl776/
Knofil771/
Knoffl770/
Knoepl770/
Knöppel71489/
Kneefel71481/
Kneffel71391/
Kneppel71189/
Knöffel7178/
Knaffel7125/
Knepell7123/
Knaepel7121/
Knappel7110/
Knöfelt714/
Kneupel713/
Kneepel713/
Knephel711/
Knöpfelová711/
Knoppil710/
Knafl67458/
Kneeppel6757/
Knoplech679/
Kinnapel677/
Knefl673/
Kneuppel672/
Kneppell671/
Knappelt670/
Knapl670/
Knappell670/

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Footnotes

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