Knesek Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knesek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knesek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:873,39566,215
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Knések (1) are calculated separately.

Knesek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knesek occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Knések. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knesek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 704,927th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. Knesek is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Knesek live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 415 people, or 1 in 873,395. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 70 percent are found, Washington, where 5 percent are found and Indiana, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 0 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Knesek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knesek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knesek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knesek surname are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the party.

Knesek earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $43,831 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knések941/
Knezsek9210/
Kniesek926/
Knessek922/
Kneseck921/
Knezek83376/
Knysek835/
Knosek831/
Knieschek801/
Knyszek7753/
Kniezek7748/
Knezeak7733/
Kniszek7718/
Knezsik779/
Knizsek776/
Knyshek775/
Knaszek771/
Knieżek771/
Kneczek771/
Knezeck770/
Kniescheck7519/
Kniesigk7113/
Kniesick7110/
Knetsike713/
Kneschik711/
Knischek711/
Kneskova711/
Knížek67437/
Knizek67235/
Knězek6775/
Knazek6773/
Kněžek6737/
Knasik6713/
Knezik6711/
Knicek6711/
Knażek6711/
Knežik675/
Knetschik675/
Knežík673/
Knižek673/
Knysik672/
Knjzek672/
Knozek672/
Knocek671/
Knezex671/
Kennesick671/
Kneżyk671/

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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 Knesek
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