Knetter Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Knetter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knetter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3131:1,158,01683,004
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Norway91:571,36544,190
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Knetter Last Name Facts

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

Knetter has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Knetter.

How Common Is The Last Name Knetter? popularity and diffusion

Knetter is the 718,674th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name Knetter is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Knetter are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Knetter is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 1,158,016. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 56 percent reside, Kansas, where 18 percent reside and Illinois, where 4 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Knetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knetter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knetter last name grew 1,739 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knetter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knetter surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Knetter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 13.95% more than the national average, earning 394,356 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $46,680 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneutter938/
Knoetter930/
Kneter9217/
Knitter863,746/
Knotter86278/
Knester8640/
Kneeter8638/
Knieter8618/
Kneiter869/
Knatter868/
Knejter866/
Knytter862/
Kneuter862/
Knötter861/
Kneister801/
Kemneter800/
Kneaster800/
Kniter77285/
Knyter7759/
Cneter773/
Knater772/
Knoter771/
Kennether751/
Kinnester750/
Kenneaster7131/
Knajter7116/
Knadter710/
Knitger710/
Cenneter6762/
Knichter6728/
Kenniter671/
Kennater670/
Cnetre625/
Cnyter621/
Quniter571/

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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
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  • 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 Knetter
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