Knüppel Surname

128,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knüppel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knüppel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4411:23,3963,102
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Austria161:532,21549,801
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Knuppel (660) are calculated separately.

Knüppel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knüppel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Knuppel. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knüppel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,936th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,075,042 people. The last name Knüppel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knüppel are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Knüppel is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,441 people, or 1 in 23,396. In Germany Knüppel is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Germany it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Knüppel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knüppel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knüppel last name fell 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knüppel Last Name Statistics demography

Knüppel earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.29% more than the national average, earning R 333,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knuppel95660/
Knippel861,719/
Knüpfel869/
Knueppel80730/
Knoeppel80198/
Kneuppel802/
Knuppell801/
Knippell801/
Knipel7794/
Knippl7731/
Knupel772/
Knueppell750/
Knipfel71247/
Knuepel7112/
Khnipel713/
Kneupel713/
Knoepel712/
Knueppl711/
Knipell711/
Knippil710/
Knuspel710/
Knoepfel67415/
Knipl67216/
Kniepfel678/
Knuepfel671/
Knoopfel670/
Knoepl620/
Knupleš5712/
Knoepfl570/
Knuplesz531/
Knuplesch5040/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knüppel
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