Knam Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Knam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1451:555,21045,787
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Austria471:181,17923,261
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Knam Last Name Facts

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

Knam (Russian: Кнам) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Knam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knam is the 868,551st most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname Knam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Knam are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knam is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 555,210. In Germany Knam is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 92 percent are found, Bavaria, where 4 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Austria, where 15 percent are found.

Knam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knam last name grew 560 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knam surname are 27.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.91% registered to vote for the political party.

Knam earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.14% more than the national average, earning $43,210 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khnam89875/
Knamm8935/
Kngam891/
Knaim891/
Kennam808/
Kinnam805/
Khnnam801/
Khnaam801/
Kgnajm801/
Khnaum801/
Khnaim801/
Knamme801/
Qnam751/
Cnam751/
Knom750/
Kenngam7311/
Kinnham731/
Kenneam731/
Khnom67380/
Knomd671/
Knoum671/
Qunam671/

Knam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knam in the Russian language
Кнамknam-

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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
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  • 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 Knam
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