Knais Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Knais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 34 | 1:26,026 | 2,877 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Knais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knais Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knais (Russian: Кнаис) is more frequently found in Cyprus than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Knais.
How Common Is The Last Name Knais? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knais live; 78 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Cyprus, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 26,026. In Cyprus it is most prevalent in: Famagusta District, where 94 percent are found, Larnaca District, where 3 percent are found and Nicosia District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Cyprus this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Knais Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knais in the Russian language | ||
| Кнаис | knais | - |
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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 Knais
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