Knaster Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Knaster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
France181:3,690,151224,666
Finland121:458,05828,977
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Knaster Last Name Facts

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

Knaster (Russian: Кнастер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knaster is the 1,048,281st most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Knaster live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 1,878,026. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 27 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live and Colorado, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent live and Finland, where 5 percent live.

Knaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knaster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knaster last name expanded 1,930 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knaster last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Knaster earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.83% more than the national average, earning $59,474 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneaster930/
Knater922/
Knester8640/
Knajter8616/
Knoster8615/
Knatter868/
Knauter860/
Knadter860/
Knate8324/
Kenneaster8231/
Knoester801,522/
Kännaste8013/
Knouster802/
Kneister801/
Knastead800/
Kennater800/
Knaute77156/
Knathe772/
Knatte771/
Knnate771/
Knoter771/
Knatge770/
Knatterød7530/
Kennester752/
Kinnester750/
Knauthe71488/
Knotter71278/
Kneiter719/
Kneuter712/
Kennate711/
Kgnaite711/
Knouter710/
Knote67598/
Kingnate6787/
Cinnater6735/
Knata6712/
Knati6710/
Kneutter678/
Kennatey671/
Knootter671/
Knaty670/

Knaster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knaster in the Russian language
Кнастерknaster-

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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 Knaster
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