Knöfler Surname
Approximately 826 people bear this surname
Knöfler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 771 | 1:104,417 | 12,919 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Knofler (99) are calculated separately.
Knöfler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knöfler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knöfler is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as: Knofler. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knöfler? popularity and diffusion
The surname Knöfler is the 420,074th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,822,695 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knöfler are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Knöfler is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 771 people, or 1 in 104,417. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 29 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knofler | 95 | 99 | / |
| Knöpfler | 93 | 441 | / |
| Knöffler | 93 | 15 | / |
| Knöpffler | 88 | 2 | / |
| Knefler | 86 | 47 | / |
| Knafler | 86 | 25 | / |
| Knopfler | 80 | 422 | / |
| Knoefler | 80 | 196 | / |
| Knepfler | 80 | 139 | / |
| Knaefler | 80 | 33 | / |
| Kneffler | 80 | 23 | / |
| Knoffler | 80 | 7 | / |
| Knöpflerová | 78 | 3 | / |
| Knoepfler | 75 | 266 | / |
| Knoeffler | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knaapfler | 75 | 0 | / |
| Knoepffler | 71 | 183 | / |
| Cknoepfler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knoephfler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knophler | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knopfelr | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Knöfler
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