Deknight Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Deknight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deknight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Deknight Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deknight occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deknight? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Deknight reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 3,236,240. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 24 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 12 percent live.

Deknight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Deknight has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deknight surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deknight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Deknight last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the political party.

Deknight earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.65% more than the national average, earning $54,650 USD per year.

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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 Deknight
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