Knackstedt Surname

216,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knackstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knackstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1921:67,5388,628
United States5751:630,36350,838
Australia561:482,06636,890
Canada411:898,67368,969
Austria121:709,62061,025
Norway61:857,04855,549
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Knackstedt Last Name Facts

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

Knackstedt is found most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knackstedt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 216,252nd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,839,592 people. The surname Knackstedt is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Knackstedt live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,192 people, or 1 in 67,538. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 75 percent reside, Berlin, where 6 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Knackstedt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knackstedt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,337 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knackstedt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Knackstedt surname are 28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Knackstedt earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13% less than the national average, earning 301,084 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.56% more than the national average, earning $50,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $55,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knacksted957/
Knacstedt952/
Knacksteadt951/
Knackstädt9014/
Kneckstedt901/
Knachstedt900/
Knocksted840/
Knockstead8016/
Knaggstedt801/
Knechstedt800/

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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 Knackstedt
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