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Worldwide, Knecht (Knecht
, Kenek
, Кнехт
) is a rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine given name. The first name Knecht is habitual in Indonesia, where it is a rare male name, China, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name, and India, where it is an extremely rare dominantly female, but seldom masculine name. More prevalently, Knecht is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Knecht | Switzerland, France, Indonesia, United States, Germany |
| Kenek | Turkey, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, United States |
| Кнехт | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| クネヒト | Japan |
Kneg, Knegsel, Kneht, Landsknecht, Lansquenet, and Кнэхт
Knecht is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Knecht Ruprecht , the companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of Germany, Das Christ-Elflein and Knecht , the operatic character in the opera Ero der Schelm, Ero s onoga svijeta.