Langknecht Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Langknecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Langknecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1931:417,12737,973
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Langknecht Last Name Facts

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

Langknecht occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Langknecht.

How Common Is The Last Name Langknecht? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,061,269th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name Langknecht occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Langknecht reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 417,127. In Germany Langknecht is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 95 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Langknecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Langknecht has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 224 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Langknecht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Langknecht last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Langknecht earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.39% more than the national average, earning $60,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lancknet781/
Lankner7115/
Liangkonkit67324/
Leangkonkit676/
Lanckner671/
Lieangkonkit648/
Lankneuss631/
Lankni631/
Lieangkonggit611/
Lancner5938/
Lankenna561/
Lonknaith530/
Longchinny501/

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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 Langknecht
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