Knøfler Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Knøfler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Knøfler 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
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Knøfler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knøfler is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knøfler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Knøfler is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knøfler are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 235,196. In Denmark Knøfler is most frequent in: Region Zealand, where 63 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 38 percent live. Other than Denmark Knøfler occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 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
Knøpfli715/
Kinfley711/
Kimpfler67204/
Kempfler6712/
Kämpfler671/
Kemfle621/
Kempfle57494/
Kämpfle5720/
Kimfley578/
Kinfella531/

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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 Knøfler
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