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 found in Cyprus more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knais? popularity and diffusion
The last name Knais is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knais are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Cyprus, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 26,026. In Cyprus Knais is mostly found in: Famagusta District, where 94 percent live, Larnaca District, where 3 percent live and Nicosia District, where 3 percent live. Other than Cyprus it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
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
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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 Knais
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