Knörl Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Knörl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Knörl Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany911:884,67563,174
Austria161:532,21549,801
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Knorl (8) are calculated separately.

Knörl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knörl occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Knorl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knörl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Knörl reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 884,675. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 88 percent live, Hesse, where 10 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Not including Germany Knörl occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 15 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knorl938/
Knerl80142/
Knarl800/
Knoerl73123/
Kennerl671/
Kneurel671/
Knorrel670/
Knarrell620/
Kennerll620/
Kennerell5739/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Knörl
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