Knuffel Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Knuffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knuffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Knüffel (4) are calculated separately.

Knuffel Last Name Facts

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

Knuffel is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Knüffel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knuffel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Knuffel are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Knuffel is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 53 percent are found, Gauteng, where 44 percent are found and North West, where 3 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Knuffel is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent are found and Botswana, where 8 percent are found.

Knuffel Last Name Statistics demography

Knuffel earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.12% less than the national average, earning R 180,324 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knüffel954/
Kniffel8685/
Knutfelt803/
Knoeffel802/
Knuepfel801/
Knifel7730/
Knipfel71247/
Knoefel71240/
Kniefel71190/
Knüpfel719/
Knifiel711/
Kniffil710/
Knoepfel67415/
Kniepfel678/
Knifl673/
Knoopfel670/
Kniefl627/
Knoepfl570/
Knoephel531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Knuffel
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