Hye-Knudsen Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hye-Knudsen Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Hye & Knudsen.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hye-Knudsen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark801:70,5597,018
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Hye-Knudsen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hye-Knudsen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hye-Knudsen occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hye-Knudsen? popularity and diffusion

Hye-Knudsen is the 1,955,159th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Hye-Knudsen are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Hye-Knudsen is most frequent in Denmark, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 70,559. In Denmark Hye-Knudsen is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 33 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 29 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 26 percent reside. Other than Denmark it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyeknudsen955/
Hoe-Knudsen916/
Hykknutson671/
Heckendson670/
Hagandeussen521/

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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
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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 Hye-Knudsen
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