In Croatia, Knekl families are Croats (from Cakovec area ).
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Knekl live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only two naselja i to in Hrsak Breg in Krapina area (<5) and Vugrisinec in Cakovec area (<5).