Knah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Knah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
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
The last name Knah (Arabic: كناه) occurs most in India. It may 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
The last name Knah is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Knah live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 20 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Knah is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 7 people.
The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Knah is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 100 percent are found. Besides India this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.
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 surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Knah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knah in the Arabic language | ||
| كناه | knah | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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