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
The surname Knecht occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Knecht click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knecht? popularity and diffusion
The surname Knecht is the 22,604th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,269 people. The last name Knecht is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Knecht reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name globally It is held by 28 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 8,214 people, or 1 in 9,801. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Switzerland, where 18 percent reside.
Knecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Knecht has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Knecht Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Knecht last name are 17.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.2% being registered to vote for the 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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