Knösel Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knösel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knösel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2101:383,35935,976
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Knosel (40) are calculated separately.

Knösel Last Name Facts

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

Knösel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as a variant: Knosel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knösel? popularity and diffusion

Knösel is the 1,121,821st most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knösel are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Knösel is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 383,359. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 31 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 20 percent live. Beside Germany it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 2 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Knösel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knösel has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Knösel surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knosel9440/
Knössel9223/
Knasel83442/
Knesel83270/
Knögel8392/
Knäsel839/
Knössl832/
Knößel831/
Knöselová801/
Knaesel77244/
Knoesel77138/
Kneusel7796/
Kneesel7744/
Knassel771/
Knesael770/
Knessel770/
Knesl73219/
Knésl7318/
Knößl7317/
Knezl731/
Kneussel7119/
Knöslová711/
Knessell710/
Knöchl6746/
Knezel6739/
Knessl6732/
Knézel676/
Kneszl671/
Kneusseel671/
Knesil671/
Knozel671/
Kneussl6250/
Kneezel6247/
Kneußel6231/
Knoessl628/
Kneezil620/
Kneezell570/
Knézl551/
Knozl551/

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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 Knösel
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