Knuesli Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Knuesli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knuesli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Knuesli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knuesli is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knuesli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Knuesli occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Knuesli reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,737,638. In Switzerland Knuesli is most common in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 33 percent live, Canton of Fribourg, where 33 percent live and Canton of Valais, where 33 percent live. Aside from Switzerland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent live and Thailand, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knusli923/
Kenueli863/
Knuesle860/
Knüsli7797/
Knusle772/
Knuele771/
Knusly770/
Kniesly71156/
Kneisly71152/
Kneisle7117/
Kenweli715/
Kinuele714/
Kenuele712/
Knueler711/
Knueley710/
Kneasle710/
Kneisley67594/
Kneissle6746/
Kneussle6719/
Kniesley676/
Kneysler672/
Kneislay671/
Kneasley670/
Knouelez670/

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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 Knuesli
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