Knud Forename
Approximately 21,750 people bear this name
Knud Forename Definition:
A male name. a common Danish name perhaps related to Old German kint, Sax kind ‘kind’, ‘race’. It was introduced into England by the Danes and is familiar in the form Canute from the Latin version Canutus. It survived in use until the 13th C as Note, Nute, and the diminutive Nutkin, cf.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | - | 18,625 | 1:303 | 73 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,281 | 1:75,471 | 1,788 |
| Greenland | - | 406 | 1:139 | 13 |
| United States | 100% | 321 | 1:1,129,399 | 22,717 |
| Norway | 100% | 304 | 1:16,883 | 1,110 |
| Sweden | 100% | 252 | 1:39,119 | 2,239 |
| Canada | 100% | 217 | 1:152,688 | 6,495 |
| England | 100% | 42 | 1:1,323,879 | 19,785 |
| Austria | 100% | 33 | 1:258,006 | 3,367 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 30 | 1:563,403 | 13,008 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 24 | 1:342,229 | 6,382 |
| Brazil | 100% | 23 | 1:9,314,615 | 118,042 |
| France | 100% | 23 | 1:2,890,015 | 14,536 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Thailand | 100% | 16 | 1:4,379,113 | 86,691 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 14 | 1:3,509 | 635 |
| Estonia | - | 11 | 1:119,580 | 4,476 |
| Argentina | 100% | 10 | 1:4,277,324 | 11,519 |
| South Africa | 100% | 8 | 1:6,816,581 | 127,931 |
| Ecuador | - | 8 | 1:2,215,865 | 11,918 |
| Belgium | 100% | 8 | 1:1,436,255 | 15,198 |
| Australia | - | 7 | 1:1,951,089 | 17,897 |
| Spain | - | 7 | 1:6,647,138 | 16,660 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| New Zealand | - | 5 | 1:907,209 | 10,885 |
| Mexico | 100% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| Finland | 50% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2 | 1:53,004,738 | 452,678 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Iceland | 100% | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
Knud (23) may also be a surname.
Knud Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. a common Danish name perhaps related to Old German kint, Sax kind ‘kind’, ‘race’. It was introduced into England by the Danes and is familiar in the form Canute from the Latin version Canutus. It survived in use until the 13th C as Note, Nute, and the diminutive Nutkin, cf. the surnames Nott, Nutt, Nute, Notson.
Note Hundred Rolls 1273.
Knud Forename Popularity
Knud Demographics
Average Male Knud Height
179.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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