Knörzer Surname

279,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knörzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knörzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3551:59,4147,663
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Knorzer (391) are calculated separately.

Knörzer Last Name Facts

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

Knörzer occurs most in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms: Knorzer. For other possible spellings of Knörzer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knörzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 279,970th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,280,830 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knörzer are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Knörzer is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,355 people, or 1 in 59,414. In Germany Knörzer is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 75 percent live, Bavaria, where 11 percent live and Hesse, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knorzer95391/
Knörer9218/
Knörrer8665/
Knarzer8623/
Knerzer865/
Knoerzer80366/
Knartzer8040/
Knerczer8033/
Knortzer800/
Knozer7741/
Knazer771/
Knarer771/
Knezer770/
Knoertzer7590/
Knorrer7110/
Knoezer713/
Knoerze711/
Knoreer711/
Knarier710/
Kneser62196/
Knerer6259/
Knaser6222/
Knarse625/
Knoser621/
Knerse620/
Knercer5711/
Knerrer578/
Knoerer572/
Khnaser572/
Knerier571/
Knarsey570/
Knertser5322/
Kennerer532/
Knoerrer531/

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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 Knörzer
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