Knoerr Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Knoerr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoerr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4121:161,22025,089
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Knoerr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knoerr is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoerr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 453,475th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Knoerr live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 412 people, or 1 in 161,220. In France it is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 77 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside. Aside from France Knoerr occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Knoerr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knoerr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knoerr surname expanded 910 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knoerr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knoerr surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Knoerr earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.74% more than the national average, earning $49,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $57,328 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knorr9124,165/
Knoer91211/
Knower831,033/
Knuerr8365/
Knoyer8341/
Knouer833/
Knooer831/
Kneurr831/
Knojer831/
Knoere830/
Knor801,770/
Kneer733,023/
Knörr731,533/
Knorz73783/
Knier73702/
Knurr73218/
Knoor73134/
Knear73119/
Kneir7359/
Knour7350/
Knürr7323/
Kneur7321/
Khnor7319/
Knnor734/
Knoir730/
Knorh730/
Knaer730/
Knuer730/
Knauer6715,802/
Kneuer67673/
Knaior67468/
Kneier67256/
Knaier67181/
Knayer6738/
Kinnor6737/
Kennor6728/
Kneyer6720/
Knejer678/
Khneir673/
Kneahr672/
Knaoir671/
Knaere671/
Knawer671/
K'Neur671/
Knaher671/
Kngour671/
Knoure670/
Kneyrt670/
Cnower670/
Knnier670/

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Knoerr Reference & Research

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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 Knoerr
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