Knöll Surname

217,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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'.

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Knöll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7981:44,7755,872
Austria451:189,23224,045
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

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'.

- jcknoell

Knöll Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knöll is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knöll? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 217,988th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,876,354 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knöll are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knöll is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,798 people, or 1 in 44,775. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 35 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knll892/
Knell804,716/
Knill802,265/
Knüll8037/
Kenll801/
Knl7529/
Knoell73823/
Knaell736/
K'Nell734/
Cknell731/
Knuell731/
Kniell730/
Kennell673,386/
Kinnell67886/
Knel67176/
Kinl6738/
Knil6736/
Künl6728/
Kinnill6721/
Kynl6721/
Künnell678/
Könl676/
Kýnl675/
Kenl674/
Cnll673/
Kcnl671/
Knhl671/
Knlh671/
D'Knell671/
Kennill670/
Kimnill670/
Kynnell670/

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