Knegt Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knegt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knegt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7731:21,8463,488
Canada721:511,74443,418
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England41:13,929,515290,718
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Knegt Last Name Facts

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

Knegt is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knegt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knegt is the 398,612th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,253,166 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Knegt live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 773 people, or 1 in 21,846. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Drenthe, where 27 percent are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and North Holland, where 16 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Knegt occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Knegt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knegt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knegt surname grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knegt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Knegt earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 38.66% less than the national average, earning $26,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $55,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knigt8020/
Knect8013/
Knekt809/
Knekht73150/
Knigth73103/
Kneckt7369/
Knihgt7312/
Knigts731/
Knecth731/
Knigtht673/
Knigths673/
Knectht670/
Knoct604/
Knickt550/

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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
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  • 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 Knegt
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