Knester Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Knester Last Name Facts

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

Knester is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Knester.

How Common Is The Last Name Knester? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Knester live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 2,064,243. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 36 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Knester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knester surname declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoester931,522/
Kneister931/
Kneaster930/
Kneter9217/
Kennester882/
Kinnester880/
Knetter86406/
Knister86376/
Knaster86239/
Kneeter8638/
Knieste8621/
Knieter8618/
Knoster8615/
Kneiter869/
Knejter866/
Kneuter862/
Knete834/
Kenneaster8231/
Kneutter808/
Kemneter800/
Kniter77285/
Knyter7759/
Kneite7737/
Knetge7725/
Kneute7710/
Cneter773/
Knette772/
K'Nete771/
Kniste770/
Kennether751/
Kennister750/
Knitter713,746/
Kennete7118/
Knajter7116/
Knestis7113/
K'Neite715/
Knieteľ714/
Knytter712/
Kneitte712/
Könnete711/
Knechte711/
Kneithe711/
Knistey710/
Knistee710/
Knitger710/
Kennette67194/
Cenneter6762/
Knite6756/
Kneta6750/
Knichter6728/
Knyte675/
Kennethe674/
Kennesty672/
Kinnette672/
Kenneteh671/
Knety671/
Kneti671/
Kenniter671/

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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 Knester
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis