Knerek Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Poland

Knerek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knerek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Poland521:730,93760,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Knerek Last Name Facts

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

Knerek is found most frequently in Brazil. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knerek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knerek is the 1,620,164th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Knerek occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Knerek live; 56 percent live in South America and 56 percent live in Luso-South America.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 3,058,205. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 63 percent are found, Paraná, where 29 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 9 percent are found. Besides Brazil it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 42 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knereck922/
Knorek83107/
Knyrek8376/
Knerik8333/
Knarek8317/
Kneryk8313/
Knorrek77133/
Knireck776/
Knerick775/
Knyreck774/
Knoreck772/
Knorreck7150/
Knyryk67224/
Knyrik6763/
Knarik6715/
Knoryk678/
Khnerkova672/
Knerig671/
Knorik671/
Kennerick671/
Kenneireg670/
Knoerig629/
Knyrkova577/
Knyrikova5317/
Kneetrict531/
Knörig5081/
Knarig502/

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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 Knerek
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