Knochenhauer Surname

512,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knochenhauer Surname User-submission:

The surname Knochenhauer means 'bonecutter'.

Knochenhauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4301:187,22221,768
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England31:18,572,686338,250
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Knochenhauer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Knochenhauer means 'bonecutter'.

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Knochenhauer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knochenhauer occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Knochenhauer.

How Common Is The Last Name Knochenhauer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 512,799th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,440,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Knochenhauer live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 430 people, or 1 in 187,222. In Germany Knochenhauer is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 29 percent reside, Berlin, where 20 percent reside and Hamburg, where 7 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Knochenhauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knochenhauer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knochenhauer last name rose 925 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knochenhauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knochenhauer surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.26% registered with the political party.

Knochenhauer earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.19% more than the national average, earning $57,903 USD per year.

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