Knutzen Surname

171,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Knutzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knutzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9451:85,19110,764
United States8231:440,41237,866
Denmark3031:18,6291,833
Norway2031:25,3313,400
Peru1071:297,04811,229
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
France221:3,019,215204,848
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

The alternate forms: Knutzén (7) are calculated separately.

Knutzen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knutzen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant: Knutzén. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knutzen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 171,691st most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,906,879 people. The last name Knutzen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Knutzen reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 945 people, or 1 in 85,191. In Germany Knutzen is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 60 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Denmark, where 12 percent reside.

Knutzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knutzen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knutzen last name grew 840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knutzen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knutzen last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knutzen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning 368,577 kr per year; in Peru they earn 14.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,226 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.78% more than the national average, earning R 396,336 per year; in United States they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $45,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.69% more than the national average, earning $64,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knutzén957/
Knudtzen9376/
Knuttzen9370/
Knuitzen930/
Knutzn922/
Knuzen921/
Knutsen8613,040/
Knutzon8677/
Knudzen865/
Knuyzen862/
Knotzen860/
Knuizen860/
Knudtsen80236/
Knudtzon80222/
Knoetzen80191/
Knuttsen80121/
Knuhtsen80107/
Knuthsen8032/
Knuttgen8031/
Kneutgen8029/
Knutssen803/
Knutzson802/
Knutscen801/
Knutdsen801/
Knoutsen801/
Knutsn771/
Knudsen7151,384/
Knutson7126,465/
Knotsen715/
Knuzson713/
Knütgen711/
Knutsén711/
Knutsèn711/
Knudzon711/
Knutsin710/
Knutsson676,689/
Knudtson672,292/
Knüttgen6793/
Knuthson6742/
Knudtsøn676/
Knudssen675/
Knustson674/
Knuetson673/
Knutsoon671/
Knudseen671/
Knutsonn671/
Knuttson671/
Knutssön671/
Kneutson670/
Knuedson670/
Knutdson670/
Knoutson670/
Knnutson670/
Kneudsen670/

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Knutzen Reference & Research

Knutson-Knudsen FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Knutson-Knudsen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Knutzen
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