Knaake Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knaake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knaake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Knaake Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knaake has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Knaake.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Knaake live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Knaake is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 351,816. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 52 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and Utrecht, where 23 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Knaake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knaake has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaak914,753/
Knake91960/
Knaack835,511/
Knacke83219/
Knauke8317/
Knnake8311/
Khnake834/
Knatke832/
Knhake831/
Knaked831/
Knnaak831/
Kneake830/
Knak802,523/
Kinnake773,531/
Knakker7718/
Knaiske7717/
Kennake7710/
Knaecke7710/
Knayaki771/
Khnnake771/
Knaaque771/
Knauker770/
Knoke733,851/
Knack732,752/
Knaik73112/
Khnak7326/
Knnak7314/
Knaag734/
Knaca733/
Knaki733/
Knakk733/
Knaka732/
Knauk731/
Kneak730/
Knike730/
Kinnhake714/
Kinnaker711/
Kennaker711/
Kennacke710/
Knocke671,043/
Knokey6787/
Knoske6786/
Knieke6768/
Kinnak6735/
Knokke6720/
Knakis6718/
Knooke6714/
Køneke677/
Kemnak676/
Knaski675/
Khnnak675/
Knnack672/
Knecke672/
Knacky671/
Kymnak671/
Kennak671/
Knokes671/
Knouke670/
Knauck670/
Knoeke670/
Knotke670/
Knicke670/
Knatck670/
Knauky670/

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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 Knaake
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