Knecht Surname

22,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Knecht Surname Definition:

(German) One who was a servant.

Knecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,2141:9,8011,230
United States7,7071:47,0305,708
Switzerland4,3041:1,908180
France1,5011:44,2525,604
Brazil7081:302,36511,666
Poland2411:157,71322,296
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Netherlands2111:80,03413,457
Czechia1191:89,35714,902
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
Austria1041:81,87912,272
Belgium951:121,01717,762
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Romania541:371,81231,284
Uruguay501:68,6357,289
Australia391:692,19746,687
England361:1,547,72466,012
Israel341:251,69522,987
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2051:41,6754,877

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khnecht9228/
Knechts9217/
Knechte921/
Knechtt921/
Knectht920/
Knect9113/
Kennecht860/
Knekht83150/
Knicht833/
Knocht831/
Knecth831/
Knezht830/
Knacht830/
Knechtová80145/
Knechtova801/
Knijt551/
Knuijt50146/

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