Weidknecht Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Weidknecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weidknecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
France31:22,140,907385,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Weidknecht Last Name Facts

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

Weidknecht is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weidknecht? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. Weidknecht is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Weidknecht are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States Weidknecht is most common in: Colorado, where 17 percent live, Massachusetts, where 16 percent live and Missouri, where 16 percent live. Not including The United States Weidknecht is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent live and Poland, where 9 percent live.

Weidknecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weidknecht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weidknecht surname increased 324 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weidknecht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weidknecht last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.17% registered with the party.

Weidknecht earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.27% more than the national average, earning $50,171 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wedknecht950/
Weitknecht9041/
Weydknecht909/
Waidknecht908/
Wejdknecht901/
Weaknecht8444/
Weidknnet8418/
Weyknecht841/
Weitknect840/
Weyhknecht8014/
Wietknecht801/
Wettknecht800/
Wetknech780/
Wiknet7551/
Weikne754/
Wiknich7123/
Weknesh714/
Weikner710/
Wajtknecht7030/
Wijkniet6789/
Wikne6732/
Wacnecht670/

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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 Weidknecht
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