Knödl Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Knödl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knödl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1701:473,56241,271
Austria1551:54,9388,627
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Knodl (67) are calculated separately.

Knödl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knödl occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Knodl. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knödl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knödl is the 780,352nd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knödl live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 473,562. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 62 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent are found and Saxony, where 5 percent are found. Barring Germany Knödl exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 43 percent are found and Czechia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knodl9367/
Knödel91281/
Knedl8032/
Knödlová7721/
Knodel734,101/
Knadel73202/
Knedel73174/
Knoedl73122/
Knadil732/
Knoddl731/
Knödelová711/
Knodell67287/
Knoedel6745/
Knaïdil671/
Knaedel670/
Knoddel670/
Kennedyl6267/
Kennedil622/
Qnadel551/
Cnadel551/
Qnadeel501/

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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 Knödl
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