Knöll Surname
Approximately 1,880 people bear this surname
Knöll Surname User-submission:
Knöll, in Old German, is a similar word to the current English knoll, which is a small mound of earth. Knöll was a slang term for peasant or farmer, which was someone who worked in the dirt. It was the equivalent of calling someone a 'clod of dirt'.
Read More About This SurnameKnöll Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,798 | 1:44,775 | 5,872 |
| Austria | 45 | 1:189,232 | 24,045 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Knöll Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Knöll, in Old German, is a similar word to the current English knoll, which is a small mound of earth. Knöll was a slang term for peasant or farmer, which was someone who worked in the dirt. It was the equivalent of calling someone a 'clod of dirt'.
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Where Does The Last Name Knöll Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knöll is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Knöll click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knöll? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 217,988th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,876,354 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knöll are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Knöll is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,798 people, or 1 in 44,775. In Germany Knöll is most numerous in: Hesse, where 35 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knll | 89 | 2 | / |
| Knell | 80 | 4,716 | / |
| Knill | 80 | 2,265 | / |
| Knüll | 80 | 37 | / |
| Kenll | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knl | 75 | 29 | / |
| Knoell | 73 | 823 | / |
| Knaell | 73 | 6 | / |
| K'Nell | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cknell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knuell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kniell | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kennell | 67 | 3,386 | / |
| Kinnell | 67 | 886 | / |
| Knel | 67 | 176 | / |
| Kinl | 67 | 38 | / |
| Knil | 67 | 36 | / |
| Künl | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kinnill | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kynl | 67 | 21 | / |
| Künnell | 67 | 8 | / |
| Könl | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kýnl | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kenl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cnll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kcnl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knhl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knlh | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Knell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kimnill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kynnell | 67 | 0 | / |
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