Knaf Surname
Approximately 779 people bear this surname
Knaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 648 | 1:124,237 | 15,169 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Knaf (39) may also be a first name.
Knaf Demographics
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Knaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knaf (Russian: Кнаф) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Knaf is the 439,664th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,355,001 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Knaf reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Knaf is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 648 people, or 1 in 124,237. In Germany Knaf is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 62 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live and Saarland, where 7 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 7 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.
Knaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Knaf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knaf surname grew 127 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knaf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knaf surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.
The amount Knaf earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 31.01% more than the national average, earning $56,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,180 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knauf | 89 | 8,483 | / |
| Knaff | 89 | 783 | / |
| Knapf | 89 | 17 | / |
| Knaif | 89 | 2 | / |
| Khnaf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knawf | 89 | 0 | / |
| Knaft | 89 | 0 | / |
| Knauff | 80 | 2,798 | / |
| Kennaf | 80 | 389 | / |
| Knausf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knaufs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knof | 75 | 838 | / |
| Qnaf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Knav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knafová | 73 | 14 | / |
| Knauffs | 73 | 9 | / |
| Knaufft | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knopf | 67 | 14,272 | / |
| Knoff | 67 | 1,285 | / |
| Knavs | 67 | 610 | / |
| Kınav | 67 | 278 | / |
| Knouf | 67 | 163 | / |
| Knoof | 67 | 131 | / |
| Knofe | 67 | 119 | / |
| Kneif | 67 | 109 | / |
| Knowa | 67 | 96 | / |
| Knaab | 67 | 44 | / |
| Knofs | 67 | 11 | / |
| Knavz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Knohf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Knoft | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kneav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knayb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knauv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knofp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knotf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knhab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knozf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knawp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knaph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knavh | 67 | 0 | / |
Knaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knaf in the Russian language | ||
| Кнаф | knaf | - |
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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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- 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 Knaf
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