Knekht Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Knekht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knekht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Knekht Last Name Facts

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

Knekht (Georgian: კნეხტ, Russian: Кнехт) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knekht? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. Knekht is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Knekht are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Knekht is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 1,470,643. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 32 percent live, Tula Oblast, where 19 percent live and Moscow, where 16 percent live. Beside Russia Knekht occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 29 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live.

Knekht Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Knekht last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knekt919/
Knecht8324,030/
Kneckt8369/
Khnecht7728/
Knechts7717/
Knechte771/
Knechtt771/
Knectht770/
Knegt73883/
Knect7313/
Kennecht710/
Knechtová67145/
Knihgt6712/
Knicht673/
Knechtova671/
Knecth671/
Knickt670/
Knigtht623/
Knigt5520/
Knoct554/
Knijt551/
Knuijt50146/
Knigth50103/
Knigts501/

Knekht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knekht in the Georgian language
კნეხტknekht-
Knekht in the Russian language
Кнехтkneht-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knekht
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