Guthknecht Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Guthknecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guthknecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Guthknecht Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guthknecht occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Guthknecht click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guthknecht? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Guthknecht are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Guthknecht is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 63 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 19 percent are found and Bavaria, where 6 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 28 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Guthknecht
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