Knorsch Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knorsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knorsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Knorsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knorsch is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Knorsch.

How Common Is The Last Name Knorsch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Knorsch occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Knorsch reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,183,904. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found and Bavaria, where 19 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knorch921/
Knorsh921/
Knersch8643/
Knors8390/
Knorst771,616/
Knoors77273/
Knoers7712/
Knours770/
Knourse710/
Kennors710/
Knarse625/
Cnnors620/
Knurse620/
Knarss620/
Knurst620/
Kinners5791/
Kenners5721/
Kennars570/

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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 Knorsch
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