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 most in Cyprus. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Knais? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Knais occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knais are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
It is most frequently held in Cyprus, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 26,026. In Cyprus it is mostly concentrated in: Famagusta District, where 94 percent are found, Larnaca District, where 3 percent are found and Nicosia District, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Cyprus Knais occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs 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 | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis