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

Knawa has its highest incidence in Poland. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knawa is the 1,447,279th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Knawa are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Knawa is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 408,696. Aside from Poland it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Knawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knawa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knawa last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being 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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