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

The last name Knegt is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knegt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 398,612th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,253,166 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Knegt are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 773 people, or 1 in 21,846. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Drenthe, where 27 percent reside, South Holland, where 26 percent reside and North Holland, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Knegt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knegt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knegt surname rose 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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  • 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 Knegt
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