Knakowski Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knakowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knakowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany911:884,67563,174
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Knakowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knakowski is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knakowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,527,735th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Knakowski reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 884,675. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Thuringia, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

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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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