Knauf Surname
Approximately 8,483 people bear this surname
Knauf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,836 | 1:13,795 | 1,799 |
| United States | 1,903 | 1:190,467 | 18,884 |
| New Zealand | 110 | 1:41,167 | 6,893 |
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| Netherlands | 88 | 1:191,900 | 26,970 |
| Belgium | 71 | 1:161,925 | 22,307 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Luxembourg | 46 | 1:12,620 | 2,379 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 293 | 1:171,395 | 15,445 |
Knauf Demographics
Average Male Knauf Height
176.08 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Knauf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knauf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knauf (Russian: Кнауф) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knauf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 59,486th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 859,076 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Knauf are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 5,836 people, or 1 in 13,795. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent reside, Hesse, where 17 percent reside and Thuringia, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.
Knauf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Knauf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knauf surname increased 649 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knauf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knauf last name are 6.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.38% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Knauf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 536.78% more than the national average, earning R 1,513,240 per year; in United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning $45,652 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knauff | 91 | 2,798 | / |
| Knausf | 91 | 2 | / |
| Knaufs | 91 | 2 | / |
| Knaf | 89 | 779 | / |
| Knuf | 89 | 728 | / |
| Knauffs | 83 | 9 | / |
| Knaufft | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knaff | 80 | 783 | / |
| Knuff | 80 | 527 | / |
| Knouf | 80 | 163 | / |
| Knuif | 80 | 62 | / |
| Knapf | 80 | 17 | / |
| Knaif | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knauv | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knuft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khnaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knaft | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knawf | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knufs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knupf | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knouff | 73 | 512 | / |
| Kennaf | 73 | 389 | / |
| Knouft | 73 | 39 | / |
| Khnouf | 73 | 27 | / |
| Knoupf | 73 | 20 | / |
| Knuffe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knoufe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kennouf | 67 | 239 | / |
| Knafová | 67 | 14 | / |
| Qnaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knuw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knaw | 67 | 1 | / |
Knauf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knauf in the Russian language | ||
| Кнауф | knauf | - |
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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 Knauf
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