Knah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Knah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Knah (7) may also be a first name.

Knah Last Name Facts

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

Knah (Arabic: كناه) is most common in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Knah are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 20 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 7 people.

The surname Knah is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Knah is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 100 percent reside. Aside from India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.

Knah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knah last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaha8919/
Knahs897/
Knaah893/
Khnah891/
Knajh891/
Knahe890/
Knaph890/
Knaht890/
Kna86236/
Kennah80517/
Kinnah80490/
Kemnah8039/
Knaach8036/
Knauhs8020/
Knaths8012/
Knaish809/
Knahys807/
Knnath803/
Knauch801/
Kneaph801/
Knnaah801/
Knahay801/
Knaich801/
Knasch801/
Knacht800/
Knashp800/
Kına754,921/
Khna751,933/
Knaś75596/
Qnah75303/
Knau75284/
Knai75167/
Knea7566/
Knaß7561/
Knaź7555/
Knha7521/
Knay7513/
Knaa7510/
Knoh758/
Knna756/
Knoa753/
Knga753/
Knaj752/
Ckna752/
Kcna751/
Knaisch73227/
Kennach7355/
Kemnajh731/
Knatsch731/
Kaennah731/
Kiennah731/
Kennnah731/
Kenna679,344/
Kinna671,460/
Knoph67681/
Knast67386/
Knass67320/
Knauz67160/
Knats67121/
Knajp6786/
Kënga6777/
Knaas6763/
Khnna6759/
Knajz6755/
Knaud6730/
Khnau6723/
Knayp6719/
Knajs6718/
Knapf6717/
Qunah6715/
Khnai6712/
Khnea678/
Knazs678/
Kngau678/
Knohs676/
Kınay676/
Khnay676/
Knaaa674/
Knatp672/
Knaad672/
Knnna672/
Kneat671/
K'Noh671/
Khhna671/
Khnaj671/
Knasp671/
Knhai671/
Knhas671/
Knnas671/
Knnay671/
Khnad671/
Knacz671/
Knadt671/
Knnap671/
Knasz671/
Kqnga671/
Kknad671/
Knooa671/
Cknaz671/
Knaij671/
Kngai671/
Knohe670/
Cnach670/
Knaat670/

Knah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knah in the Arabic language
كناهknah-

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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 Knah
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