Känel Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Känel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Känel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4781:17,1822,823
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kanel (1,463) are calculated separately.

Känel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Känel is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kanel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Känel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 603,653rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,178,105 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Känel reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Känel is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 17,182. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 67 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent are found and Canton of Solothurn, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland Känel occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanel931,463/
Kenel80935/
Kinel80770/
Konel8072/
Könel8064/
Kynel8026/
Kanoel731,393/
Konell73839/
Kienel73642/
Kannel73558/
Koniel73527/
Kanehl73509/
Kaenel73461/
Kinell73414/
Kanell73168/
Kanael73157/
Kenđel73145/
Kenoel73143/
Kehnel73123/
Khanel73102/
Kanuel73100/
Kaniel7398/
Keynel7380/
Konnel7360/
Kynell7352/
Kenell7344/
Kihnel7337/
Keniel7332/
Kignel7318/
Kiniel7314/
Keinel739/
Kyhnel739/
Kaneel737/
Koneel737/
Kenuel735/
Konoel735/
Kainel734/
Kahnel732/
Kyonel732/
Khenel732/
Kinuel732/
Kenehl731/
Keanel731/
Kineel731/
Khonel731/
Konael731/
Konuel731/
Kenelh731/
Kineld730/
Keenel730/
Kynelt730/
Keunel730/
Kaanael67121/
Kanl67110/
Keehnel6770/
Kiehnel6754/
Khaniel6734/
Kahnell6728/
Kannell6727/
Khaneel6725/
Kahniel6717/
Kignell6715/
Konl6714/
Kyhnell6713/
Konnell678/
Kejnell677/
Kainele674/
Keynell673/
Kienoel673/
Khanoel672/
Konniel672/
Kaynell671/
Khesnel671/
Kaanoel671/
Kanneel671/
Keniell671/
Kisnell671/
Keenell671/
Keiniel670/
Kuinnel670/
Kitnell670/
Keanell670/

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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 Känel
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