Knech Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Poland

Knech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Knech Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knech occurs most in Brazil. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Knech click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knech? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Knech occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Knech are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Knech is most prevalent in: Paraná, where 50 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 50 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Knech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knech has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knech last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniech9138/
Knetch916/
Kneche913/
Knoech911/
Kneich910/
Knec8926/
Knetsch832,517/
Khnecht8328/
Kennech8322/
Knechts8317/
Khneche834/
Khneich834/
Knestch831/
Knechtt831/
Knoch806,405/
Knych801,032/
Knach80384/
Kniec8075/
Knecz8036/
Knich8033/
Knezh804/
Knietsch7780/
Knetsche775/
Kenneche771/
Knettsch771/
Kennecht770/
Knioch73140/
Kneizh7339/
Knaach7336/
Kennec7325/
Këneci7324/
Knitch7319/
Kniche739/
Knichs734/
Khnych733/
Knicht733/
Kniecz732/
Knichh731/
Knaich731/
Knetsc731/
Kinnec731/
Knietzsch7193/
Knez675,664/
Kneć67226/
Kennich67141/
Knitsch67124/
Kinnoch6773/
Kennach6755/
Kinnich6732/
Kennoch6710/
Knyshch679/
Knej678/
Knätsch673/
Knic672/
Knniche671/
Kneitce670/

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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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