Knesch Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Knesch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Knesch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knesch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knesch has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Knesch.
How Common Is The Last Name Knesch? popularity and diffusion
Knesch is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Knesch are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 48 percent are found, Hesse, where 33 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Knesch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Knesch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knesch surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Knesch
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