Knagay Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Knagay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knagay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Knagay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knagay is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knagay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knagay is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Knagay are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia Knagay is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 89 percent live. Outside of Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaga91370/
Knagy912/
Knanga831/
Knagha831/
Kneaga830/
Knagga830/
Kimnaga771/
Kennagy770/
Knage7376/
Knagi736/
Cnaga735/
Knoga731/
Knega731/
Kinnanga712/
Knagaiah711/
Knaghiya711/
Knagge67158/
Knagis6711/
Knagoe671/
Knagie671/
Kennagaud671/
Knoega670/
Knoegy670/
Knager670/
Knegga670/

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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 Knagay
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