Knauft Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knauft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knauft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4961:162,30919,252
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Knauft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knauft occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knauft? popularity and diffusion

Knauft is the 487,389th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. The surname Knauft occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Knauft live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 162,309. In Germany Knauft is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 30 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 18 percent are found and Berlin, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Knauft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knauft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knauft surname expanded 253 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knauft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knauft surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knauft earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.9% more than the national average, earning $51,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $48,269 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaufft920/
Knuft911/
Knaft910/
Knouft8339/
Knijft6734/
Kneift671/
Knieft671/
Khnabt671/
Knaifed621/
Knowt5517/
Knowtt502/
Qnaybt501/

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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 Knauft
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