Barknecht Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Barknecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barknecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Barknecht Last Name Facts

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

Barknecht occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barknecht? popularity and diffusion

Barknecht is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Barknecht is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Barknecht are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent reside, Thuringia, where 23 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 8 percent reside. Besides Germany Barknecht occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Poland, where 3 percent reside.

Barknecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barknecht has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barknecht Last Name Statistics demography

Barknecht earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkneh888/
Bergknecht84145/
Bourgknecht8030/
Barkne8019/
Barcneh7511/
Barknes750/
Barkney750/
Bourgknech741/
Barkness711/
Barknise710/
Barckner710/
Barkni679/
Barcne672/
Barkna671/
Borkner63102/
Borknes6315/
Barkhni631/
Barknay630/
Bourkney5917/
Barkınay5915/
Borckner590/
Varkni531/
Borkni530/
Bourkna501/
Barquni501/

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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 Barknecht
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