Knecht Surname
Approximately 24,030 people bear this surname
Knecht Surname Definition:
(German) One who was a servant.
Knecht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,214 | 1:9,801 | 1,230 |
| United States | 7,707 | 1:47,030 | 5,708 |
| Switzerland | 4,304 | 1:1,908 | 180 |
| France | 1,501 | 1:44,252 | 5,604 |
| Brazil | 708 | 1:302,365 | 11,666 |
| Poland | 241 | 1:157,713 | 22,296 |
| Canada | 231 | 1:159,505 | 16,119 |
| Netherlands | 211 | 1:80,034 | 13,457 |
| Czechia | 119 | 1:89,357 | 14,902 |
| Argentina | 116 | 1:368,478 | 28,618 |
| Austria | 104 | 1:81,879 | 12,272 |
| Belgium | 95 | 1:121,017 | 17,762 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Romania | 54 | 1:371,812 | 31,284 |
| Uruguay | 50 | 1:68,635 | 7,289 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,205 | 1:41,675 | 4,877 |
Knecht (28) may also be a first name.
Knecht Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who was a servant.
Knecht Demographics
Average Male Knecht Height
178.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Knecht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knecht Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knecht is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knecht? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,604th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 303,269 people. Knecht occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Knecht live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 28 people.
It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 8,214 people, or 1 in 9,801. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Hesse, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 63 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Switzerland, where 18 percent live.
Knecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Knecht has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knecht surname expanded 640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Knecht Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Knecht are 17.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.2% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Knecht earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.89% less than the national average, earning R 142,836 per year; in United States they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning $45,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.5% more than the national average, earning $58,379 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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