Knoetzer Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Knoetzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoetzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Knoetzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knoetzer is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Knoetzer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoetzer? popularity and diffusion

Knoetzer is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Knoetzer are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 92 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found.

Knoetzer Last Name Statistics demography

Knoetzer earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.57% more than the national average, earning R 331,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoetze934,974/
Knotzer93419/
Knetzer93207/
Knoezer933/
Knoetjer881/
Knoetzee881/
Knoitzer881/
Kneutzer881/
Kneitzer881/
Knetczer880/
Knozer8641/
Knezer860/
Kneitzert822/
Könnetzer821/
Kneizer8013/
Knatzer809/
Knoetzé803/
Knoetse802/
Knejzer801/
Knoyzer800/
Knotser800/
Knaitzer750/
Knazer711/
Knaizer6718/
Knatser670/
Khnayzer636/
Kneycher633/
Khnaizer631/
Kneicher630/
Khnaiyzer591/
Kinnatser590/
Kneezhajrh561/
Knöcher536/
Knudser531/
Khnaizir5013/

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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 Knoetzer
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