Knauer Surname

33,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knauer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,7131:7,515945
United States3,4471:105,15211,553
Austria4291:19,8493,081
France1771:375,27055,761
Brazil1721:1,244,61842,789
Poland1331:285,78034,483
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Switzerland1121:73,3308,666
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
Australia691:391,24231,907
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Czechia541:196,91628,617
Ukraine331:1,379,476113,823
Denmark321:176,39714,920
England311:1,797,35772,927
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4281:117,33311,513

Knauer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knauer (Russian: Кнауэр) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Knauer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knauer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,598th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 461,179 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Knauer live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 10,713 people, or 1 in 7,515. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 38 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.

Knauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knauer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knauer surname expanded 805 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knauer surname are 20.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Knauer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning 308,522 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.99% more than the national average, earning R 339,792 per year; in United States they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning $47,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.86% more than the national average, earning $58,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knauert9239/
Knahuer921/
Knaur91101/
Knaer910/
Knuer910/
Kinnauer861/
Kneuer83673/
Knaier83181/
Knuerr8365/
Knayer8338/
Knouer833/
Knawer831/
Knaurt830/
Knauerová8053/
Knauerova802/
Kinnaer77302/
Kınayer77161/
Knaiher773/
Kennuer770/
Kneer733,023/
Knier73702/
Knoer73211/
Knear73119/
Knair7368/
Kneir7359/
Knour7350/
Kneur7321/
Knayr731/
Knaurová715/
Knower671,033/
Knoerr67748/
Knaior67468/
Kneier67256/
Knoyer6741/
Knayar6727/
Kneyer6720/
Knejer678/
Knaiar677/
Khneir673/
Kneahr672/
Kngour671/
Kneurr671/
Cknair671/
K'Neur671/
Knojer671/
Cneuer671/
Kknair671/
Kneyrt670/
Knaird670/
Knoure670/
Knnier670/

Knauer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knauer in the Russian language
Кнауэрknauer-

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Knauer Reference & Research

Knauer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Knauer
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