Knöbl Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Knöbl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knöbl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria5231:16,2822,420
Germany3031:265,69528,336
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Knobl (410) are calculated separately.

Knöbl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knöbl has its highest incidence in Austria. It may be rendered as a variant: Knobl. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knöbl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 411,827th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,603,950 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knöbl live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Austria, where it is carried by 523 people, or 1 in 16,282. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Vienna, where 28 percent reside, Styria, where 28 percent reside and Burgenland, where 17 percent reside. Besides Austria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knobl93410/
Knöbel911,040/
Knabl801,397/
Knebl80946/
Knäbl8024/
Knébl8013/
Knöblová774/
Knebel7311,044/
Knobel737,326/
Knabel73800/
Knäbel73265/
Knäble73143/
Knoebl7378/
Knébel7340/
Knobil7338/
Kneubl7313/
Knab'l731/
Knebll731/
Knöbelová711/
Knoebel671,257/
Knaebel67682/
Kneubil6727/
Kneubel6712/
Knobiel678/
Knebell673/
Knobell671/
Knoebll670/

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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 Knöbl
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