The Knecht surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,336 people carried this name — #5,937 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,500 people counted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,782 people named Knecht live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 738 people named Knecht.
40 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
197 people named Knecht have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 240 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Knecht.
- Knapik 1,390 · U.S. census
- Knapp 41,267 · U.S. census
- Knaub 1,513 · U.S. census
- Knauer 2,135 · U.S. census
- Knaus 1,953 · U.S. census
- Knauss 2,231 · U.S. census
- Kneib 265 · U.S. census
- Kneip 638 · U.S. census
- Knepper 3,541 · U.S. census
- Knezevic 471 · U.S. census
- Knight 131,860 · U.S. census
- Knipper 760 · U.S. census
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