Knab Surname
Approximately 5,341 people bear this surname
Knab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,311 | 1:24,315 | 3,227 |
| United States | 1,293 | 1:280,324 | 26,143 |
| France | 393 | 1:169,015 | 26,299 |
| Austria | 155 | 1:54,938 | 8,627 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 204 | 1:246,170 | 20,471 |
The alternate forms: Knáb (107) & Knäb (28) are calculated separately.
Knab (11) may also be a first name.
Knab Demographics
Average Knab Salary in
United States
$51,752 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻨﺎﺏ, Russian: Кнаб) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Knáb or Knäb. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Knab? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 89,798th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,364,453 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Knab live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. Knab is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 11 people.
Knab is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 3,311 people, or 1 in 24,315. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent are found, Bavaria, where 26 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Germany Knab occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.
Knab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Knab has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knab last name expanded 634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Knab Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Knab are 19.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.15% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Knab earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning $51,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,025 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knáb | 92 | 107 | / |
| Knäb | 92 | 28 | / |
| Knaub | 89 | 5,746 | / |
| Knaab | 89 | 44 | / |
| Knhab | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knaib | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knayb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kennab | 80 | 172 | / |
| Knasbø | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khnabt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knaubp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knap | 75 | 10,045 | / |
| Knob | 75 | 2,142 | / |
| Kneb | 75 | 28 | / |
| Cnab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knabová | 73 | 3 | / |
| Knapp | 67 | 89,707 | / |
| Knaup | 67 | 3,776 | / |
| Knape | 67 | 3,756 | / |
| Knaap | 67 | 1,322 | / |
| Kneib | 67 | 1,269 | / |
| Knoob | 67 | 120 | / |
| Knaip | 67 | 107 | / |
| Knajp | 67 | 86 | / |
| Kneyb | 67 | 46 | / |
| Knoeb | 67 | 23 | / |
| Knayp | 67 | 19 | / |
| Knapf | 67 | 17 | / |
| Knapt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khneb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kneav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knatp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knaep | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cnaub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knuob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knauv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knasp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knnap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khnob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knoub | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knaph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knavh | 67 | 0 | / |
Knab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻨﺎﺏ | aknab | - |
| Knab in the Russian language | ||
| Кнаб | knab | - |
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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 Knab
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