Knoblauch Surname

53,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knoblauch Surname Definition:

“Garlick” in Low German.

Knoblauch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,5261:14,5681,899
United States2,3061:157,18116,061
Canada3771:97,73410,638
Switzerland2771:29,6504,483
Denmark2111:26,7522,750
France1891:351,44352,732
Brazil1811:1,182,73140,970
Poland1501:253,39231,753
Australia671:402,92132,505
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Austria381:224,09027,245
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Norway91:571,36544,190
England71:7,959,723202,100
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

The alternate forms: Knöblauch (1) are calculated separately.

Knoblauch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Garlick” in Low German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German), Garlic.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Knoblauch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knoblauch is found most in Germany. It may also occur as: Knöblauch. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoblauch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,702nd most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 767,110 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Knoblauch are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 5,526 people, or 1 in 14,568. In Germany Knoblauch is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Bavaria, where 7 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Knoblauch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knoblauch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,875 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knoblauch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knoblauch surname are 18.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.65% registered with the party.

The amount Knoblauch earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning 354,176 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.75% less than the national average, earning R 152,676 per year; in United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $51,682 CAD per year.

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