Knicht Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
South Africa

Knicht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knicht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Knicht Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knicht occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knicht? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knicht is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Knicht live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Knicht is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Knicht is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Beside England Knicht exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Knicht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knicht has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Knicht last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knich9133/
Kniht914/
Knecht8324,030/
Knioch83140/
Knisch8392/
Kniech8338/
Kniche839/
Kngiht837/
Knichs834/
Knitht833/
Knieht831/
Knaich831/
Knichh831/
Kneich830/
Knisht830/
Knih8011/
Knit806/
Knaisch77227/
Kennich77141/
Kneisch7743/
Kniesch7740/
Kinnich7732/
Khnecht7728/
Knechts7717/
Knische779/
Khneich774/
Knniche771/
Knechtt771/
Knescht771/
Knechte771/
Knectht770/
Knych731,032/
Knihs73529/
Knish73254/
Knitt73252/
Knuit73172/
Knist73103/
Knice7361/
Knite7356/
Kneit7332/
Khnit7321/
Knect7313/
Kneht7312/
Knieh736/
Kniet735/
Knech734/
Knith734/
Knitp733/
Knidt732/
Cnich731/
Knoit731/
Knijt731/
Knihe731/
Kniot731/
Kenniche713,113/
Kinnisch7114/
Khnniche711/
Kennecht710/
Kniest671,207/
Kneitz67228/
Kneist67176/
Knekht67150/
Knuijt67146/
Knechtová67145/
Knuist67105/
Kni6784/
Knysch6765/
Kneice6743/
Kneite6737/
Knesch6722/
Kinnit6717/
Knaish679/
Knitte677/
Kngith676/
Knetch676/
Kneche673/
Khnych673/
Kneihs673/
Kneitt672/
Kneith672/
Kniehs672/
Knithe672/
Kniesh671/
Kniott671/
Knechtova671/
Kneits671/
Kennniche671/
Keheniche671/
Kneeht671/
Knecth671/
K'Neit671/
K'Nait671/
Knyhts670/
Kneish670/
Kniste670/
Knezht670/

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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 Knicht
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