Knickenberg Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knickenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knickenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2461:327,25832,551
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Knickenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knickenberg has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Knickenberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knickenberg? popularity and diffusion

Knickenberg is the 956,400th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knickenberg are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Knickenberg is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 327,258. In Germany Knickenberg is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent reside, Hesse, where 8 percent reside and Bavaria, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knikkenberg9139/
Nockenberg8618/
Nackenberg862/
Nguyen Berg641/
Nguyen Öberg611/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knickenberg
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