Knast Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Knast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2991:127,12018,685
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Knast Last Name Facts

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

Knast is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knast? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 745,450th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Knast reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Knast is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 127,120. Besides Poland it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 7 percent live.

Knast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knast surname grew 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knast Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knast last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.

Knast earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.56% more than the national average, earning $77,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaust91972/
Knasst910/
Knas89232/
Knat8997/
Kinnast8318/
Knaus8011,913/
Knaut801,128/
Knost80866/
Knass80320/
Knatt80308/
Knash80152/
Knats80121/
Knase8074/
Knaas8063/
Kneas8054/
Knais8045/
Knate8024/
Knath8023/
Khnat8021/
Knajs8018/
Knazs808/
Knahs807/
Knest805/
Knatp802/
Kneat801/
Knasp801/
Knhas801/
Knnas801/
Knadt801/
Knasz801/
Kınat800/
Knaht800/
Knaat800/
Kiennast7783/
Kännaste7713/
Kna75236/
Knauss733,651/
Knauth732,251/
Knautz73749/
Kennas73607/
Kinnas73340/
Knausz73299/
Knause73256/
Kneist73176/
Kneath73173/
Knaute73156/
Knaudt73124/
Knuist73105/
Knauts7369/
Kneass7360/
Kennat7339/
Knatts7320/
Knauhs7320/
Knoest7319/
Knaths7312/
Knaish739/
Knaußt738/
Knnatt737/
Knoost737/
Knahys737/
Knnath733/
Kinnat733/
Khnase732/
Knathe732/
K'Nait731/
Knaads731/
Knatte731/
Knault731/
Knnate731/
Khnest731/
Knascz731/
Knnaut731/
Knasch731/
Knacht730/
Knoust730/
Knaass730/
Knease730/
Knautt730/
Knashp730/
Kına674,921/
Khna671,933/
Knot671,579/
Knaś67596/
Knauthe67488/
Knau67284/
Knaisch67227/
Knai67167/
Knos67101/
Knaz6793/
Knatova6782/
Knea6766/
Knaß6761/
Knaź6755/
Knad6736/
Kinnest6735/
Kennath6734/
Knha6721/
Kennaus6719/
Knay6713/
Qnas6713/
Qnat6711/
Knaa6710/
Kinneas676/
Knna676/
Kennazs676/
Knah675/
Cnat675/
Kinnath674/
Knoa673/
Knga673/
Kennatt672/
Knaj672/
Ckna672/
Knatsch671/
Kennate671/
Knescht671/
Kcna671/
Knatová671/
Kñas671/
Kgnaite671/
Khnasse671/
Kennays671/
Kimneas670/
Knausse670/
Kinnase670/

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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 Knast
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