Knochen Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Knochen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knochen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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

Knochen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knochen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Knöchen. Click here for further possible spellings of Knochen.

How Common Is The Last Name Knochen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,596,935th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Knochen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Knochen live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knochen is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 1,412,376. In Germany Knochen is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 56 percent are found, Berlin, where 18 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Argentina, where 15 percent are found.

Knochen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knochen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knochen surname rose 314 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knochen Last Name Statistics demography

Knochen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.29% more than the national average, earning $70,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knöchen951/
Knochin8616/
Knochem860/
Knochina801/
Knotsen715/
Knodsen713/
Knoizen712/
Knokhin711/
Knnocin711/
Knokhyn711/
Knotzen710/
Knokhyna672/
Knoutsen671/
Kinnhagen632/
Knazen622/
Knadzen571/
Chinnachenn561/
Kneudsen530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Knochen
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