Knicker Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knicker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knicker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2731:294,89230,449
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Knicker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knicker is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knicker? popularity and diffusion

Knicker is the 728,955th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. Knicker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Knicker are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knicker is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 294,892. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 66 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent are found and Berlin, where 5 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Knicker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knicker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knicker last name increased 1,118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knicker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knicker surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.19% being registered to vote for the party.

Knicker earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.11% more than the national average, earning $63,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniecker931/
Kniker92105/
Knicer922/
Kennicker88100/
Kinnicker881/
Kneiker86163/
Knikker86156/
Knisker861/
Knikert861/
Knecker860/
Knicher860/
Kenniker80133/
Kneucker8047/
Kinniker801/
Kneicher800/
Kneker770/
Könnecker75202/
Kinnikeir750/
Kennieker750/
Kennecker750/
Kneuker7160/
Koennecker7130/
Knecher7116/
Knykker715/
Knesker710/
Könneker67181/
Kneycher673/
Kenneker672/
Kennyker670/
Knetsker670/
Koenneker6333/
Kinnikior630/
Kaenneker630/
Könnekir536/

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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 Knicker
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