Knechta Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Knechta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Knechta Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia431:124,10322,986
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Knechta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knechta occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Knechta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knechta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knechta is the 2,152,526th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knechta live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Knechta is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 124,103. In Slovakia it is most common in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 67 percent live, Žilina Region, where 30 percent live and Prešov Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Slovakia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 42 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knehta921/
Knychta861/
Knechte861/
Kneta8350/
Kneita77257/
Këneta7730/
Knieta775/
Kneeta775/
Cnehta771/
Knetta771/
K'Neita7145/
Kneitas7119/
Kenneta713/
Knestaut67103/
Knichter6728/
Knita6727/
Kennetha676/
Kennetta673/
Kenneata672/
Kneto671/
K'Neitta671/
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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 Knechta
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