Knaa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Knaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
Knaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knaa (Arabic: كناي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻨﺎﻉ) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knaa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Knaa live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
Knaa is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 10,968,932. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 86 percent are found and Hamadan Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 30 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Knaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knaa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻨﺎﻉ | akna | - |
| Knaa in the Arabic language | ||
| كناي | knay | - |
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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 Knaa
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