Knak Surname

170,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Denmark

Knak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7101:301,51311,626
Germany6021:133,73016,296
Kazakhstan5741:30,8064,241
Denmark2891:19,5321,945
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Poland771:493,62048,553
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Knak (42) may also be a first name.

Knak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knak (Arabic: كناك, Russian: Кнак) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 170,788th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,888,445 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Knak reside; 29 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Luso-South America. Knak is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 42 people.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 710 people, or 1 in 301,513. In Brazil Knak is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 59 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 15 percent are found and Espírito Santo, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 23 percent are found.

Knak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knak surname grew 244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Knak surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

Knak earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $41,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaak894,753/
Knack892,752/
Knake89960/
Knaik89112/
Khnak8926/
Knnak8914/
Knakk893/
Knauk891/
Kneak890/
Knaack805,511/
Knacke80219/
Knaake8065/
Kinnak8035/
Knauke8017/
Knnake8011/
Kemnak806/
Khnnak805/
Khnake804/
Knnack802/
Knatke802/
Kymnak801/
Knhake801/
Kennak801/
Knnaak801/
Knauck800/
Kneake800/
Knatck800/
Knag75257/
Knok75136/
Cnak751/
Knaq751/
Kinnake733,531/
Kaennak73288/
Kingnak7385/
Knaiske7317/
Kennake7310/
Knakova732/
Knaková731/
Khnnake731/
Kennack730/
Knoke673,851/
Knock673,072/
Knook671,125/
Knagg67237/
Knokh6745/
Khnok6710/
Khnac677/
Kneik675/
Knagh675/
Knaag674/
Kinnhake674/
Khnaq672/
Knags672/
Qnaik671/
Knaug671/
Kennacke670/
Knosk670/

Knak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knak in the Russian language
Кнакknak-
Knak in the Arabic language
كناكknak-

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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 Knak
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