Knavs Surname
Approximately 610 people bear this surname
Knavs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 593 | 1:4,195 | 782 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Knavs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knavs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knavs is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Knavs.
How Common Is The Last Name Knavs? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 530,215th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Knavs reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is held by 593 people, or 1 in 4,195. In Slovenia Knavs is most frequent in: Southeast Slovenia, where 39 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 28 percent are found and Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 12 percent are found. Beside Slovenia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knavss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Knav | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kınav | 80 | 278 | / |
| Knaps | 80 | 274 | / |
| Knavz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kneav | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knovs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knaws | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knauv | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knavh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knavsová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knapps | 73 | 312 | / |
| Knapse | 73 | 12 | / |
| Knapås | 73 | 8 | / |
| Knaufs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knausf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knawss | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knapss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knaffs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knawst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knaf | 67 | 779 | / |
| Knafová | 67 | 14 | / |
| Knauffs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Knov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knavova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Künnaps | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knaw | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Knavs
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