Kirknes Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kirknes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirknes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2861:17,9802,245
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959

Kirknes Last Name Facts

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

Kirknes is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirknes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 902,012th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name Kirknes is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kirknes live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 17,980. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Central Norway, where 57 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Norway this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Kirknes Last Name Statistics demography

Kirknes earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.78% less than the national average, earning 322,620 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkness931,580/
Kirknis866/
Kirkney861/
Kirknei861/
Kirkhner8032/
Kjrkness803/
Kirkny770/
Kerkner710/
Kyrkhner6713/
Kerkenne671/
Kreqnesh670/
Kirqni621/
Kerkni621/
Kyrkna621/
Kerkenni536/

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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
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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 Kirknes
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