Knech Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Knech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Knech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knech Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knech is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knech? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Knech live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America.
The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Knech is most prevalent in: Paraná, where 50 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 50 percent reside. Besides Brazil it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Knech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Knech has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kniech | 91 | 38 | / |
| Knetch | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kneche | 91 | 3 | / |
| Knoech | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kneich | 91 | 0 | / |
| Knec | 89 | 26 | / |
| Knetsch | 83 | 2,517 | / |
| Khnecht | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kennech | 83 | 22 | / |
| Knechts | 83 | 17 | / |
| Khneche | 83 | 4 | / |
| Khneich | 83 | 4 | / |
| Knestch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knechtt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knoch | 80 | 6,405 | / |
| Knych | 80 | 1,032 | / |
| Knach | 80 | 384 | / |
| Kniec | 80 | 75 | / |
| Knecz | 80 | 36 | / |
| Knich | 80 | 33 | / |
| Knezh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Knietsch | 77 | 80 | / |
| Knetsche | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kenneche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knettsch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kennecht | 77 | 0 | / |
| Knioch | 73 | 140 | / |
| Kneizh | 73 | 39 | / |
| Knaach | 73 | 36 | / |
| Kennec | 73 | 25 | / |
| Këneci | 73 | 24 | / |
| Knitch | 73 | 19 | / |
| Kniche | 73 | 9 | / |
| Knichs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khnych | 73 | 3 | / |
| Knicht | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kniecz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knichh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knaich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knetsc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinnec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knietzsch | 71 | 93 | / |
| Knez | 67 | 5,664 | / |
| Kneć | 67 | 226 | / |
| Kennich | 67 | 141 | / |
| Knitsch | 67 | 124 | / |
| Kinnoch | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kennach | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kinnich | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kennoch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Knyshch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Knej | 67 | 8 | / |
| Knätsch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knniche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneitce | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Knech
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