Knawa Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Knawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland931:408,69643,526
United States531:6,838,848318,712
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Knawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knawa is found most frequently in Poland. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,447,279th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Knawa is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Knawa reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 408,696. Aside from Poland Knawa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Knawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knawa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knawa last name increased 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knawa surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Knawa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $46,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinnawa83463/
Knawi80919/
Knawy80196/
Knowa8096/
Knava8031/
Knawe8020/
Knaba804/
Kennaway77374/
Kinnawat77144/
Kengnawa772/
Knaeva7389/
Knabah739/
Knoway733/
Knawiz732/
Knnawi731/
Knawey731/
Qnawaz731/
Knawes731/
Khnewa731/
Knowah731/
Knawer731/
Knauba730/
Knawet730/
Khnaeva67122/
Kennawi6713/
Kennawy674/
Kennawe674/
Kennaba671/

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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 Knawa
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