Knöpfle Surname

173,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knöpfle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knöpfle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4341:33,0754,362
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Knopfle (45) are calculated separately.

Knöpfle Last Name Facts

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

Knöpfle is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Knopfle. Click here for other possible spellings of Knöpfle.

How Common Is The Last Name Knöpfle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 173,974th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,952,814 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knöpfle reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 2,434 people, or 1 in 33,075. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 53 percent are found, Bavaria, where 40 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 1 percent are found. Barring Germany Knöpfle occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knopfle9545/
Knöpfler93441/
Knöpffler882/
Knöpfli86453/
Knepfle8696/
Knöpler8616/
Knöpple8614/
Knäpfle861/
Knoepfle80406/
Knöppler8071/
Knöffler8015/
Knopflie800/
Knäple7755/
Knople7730/
Knaple7729/
Knafle776/
Knepley71255/
Knepple71216/
Knapple71103/
Knopfli7198/
Knaffle7179/
Knäpple7131/
Knefley7128/
Knepflé7119/
Knopple7113/
Knaeple717/
Knaphle717/
Knäpler712/
Kneeple712/
Knoeple712/
Knoefle711/
Knoffle710/
Knapley710/
Knopfly710/
Kneuple710/
Knoepfli67268/
Knoepfly6759/
Knaepple6724/
Knoepple676/
Kneepple676/
Knoephle672/
Knapplee671/
Knaeffle670/
Knoffley670/

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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 Knöpfle
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