Peterknecht Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Peterknecht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 126 | 1:638,932 | 50,304 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Peterknecht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peterknecht Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peterknecht is found most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Peterknecht? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,589,322nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Peterknecht is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Peterknecht reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Peterknecht is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 638,932. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Bavaria, where 28 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterkenne | 76 | 45 | / |
| Péterkenne | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Peterknecht
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