Knaack Surname

87,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knaack Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knaack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4041:23,6503,136
United States1,6081:225,41021,798
Brazil2551:839,50730,318
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Canada381:969,62173,252
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Austria141:608,24554,975
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
England71:7,959,723202,100
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Knaack Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knaack is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Knaack.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaack? popularity and diffusion

Knaack is the 87,290th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,322,364 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Knaack reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 3,404 people, or 1 in 23,650. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 24 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent are found and Hamburg, where 13 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Knaack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knaack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knaack last name increased 1,848 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knaack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knaack surname are 21.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Knaack earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.81% more than the national average, earning $59,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaak914,753/
Knack912,752/
Knacke83219/
Knaake8365/
Knnack832/
Knnaak831/
Knatck830/
Knauck830/
Knak802,523/
Kennack770/
Knock733,072/
Knake73960/
Knaik73112/
Khnak7326/
Knnak7314/
Khnac737/
Knaag734/
Knakk733/
Knauk731/
Kneak730/
Kennacke710/
Knocke671,043/
Kinnak6735/
Knauke6717/
Knnake6711/
Kemnak676/
Kınacı675/
Khnnak675/
Khnake674/
Knausc672/
Knatke672/
Kneick672/
Kymnak671/
Knhake671/
Knockc671/
Cnaick671/
Kennak671/
Knoock670/
Knotck670/
Kneake670/
Kneyck670/

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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 Knaack
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