Knafve Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Knafve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knafve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Knafve Last Name Facts

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

Knafve is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Knafve.

How Common Is The Last Name Knafve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knafve is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Knafve is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knafve are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Knafve is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 82 percent live and Skåne County, where 18 percent live. Apart from Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nfve801/
Knafová7714/
Knevave771/
Nefve7325/
Navev735/
Nafvi734/
Nafov731/
Nafiv731/
Nafiev67265/
Navoev67231/
Nafeev67220/
Navaev6727/
Nivave6725/
Nafiov6719/
Novave6710/
Naveev679/
Nofive678/
Nfv676/
Naveiv676/
Nafafe675/
Nafeef675/
Naveva674/
Navave674/
Navevo673/
Naviev673/
Navove673/
Nafyev672/
Nafova672/
Nafeva672/
Navafe671/
Naveve671/
Naffef671/
Navefi671/
Navyev671/
Nafvou671/
Nafaev671/

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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 Knafve
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