Knest Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Knest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Knest Last Name Facts

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

Knest has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Knest.

How Common Is The Last Name Knest? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Knest are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Knest is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Knest is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 20 percent live.

Knest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knest surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniest911,207/
Kneist91176/
Knoest9119/
Khnest911/
Kinnest8335/
Knescht831/
Knost80866/
Knast80386/
Knist80103/
Kennesth772/
Kniestdt770/
Knuist73105/
Kniesd731/
Kniste730/
Knasst730/
Knisht730/
Khnecht6728/
Kinnast6718/
Knechts6717/
Knechte671/
Knechtt671/
Kinnist670/
Kiennast6283/
Knistova624/
Knystova623/
Kennecht620/
Knicht553/
Knyshed501/
Knyszcz501/

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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 Knest
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