Knawy Surname
1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt
Knawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Knawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knawy is most common in Egypt. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knawy? popularity and diffusion
Knawy is the 1,202,518th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Knawy live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Arabic North Africa.
The surname Knawy is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Kuwait, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knawey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kennawy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Knawi | 80 | 919 | / |
| Knawa | 80 | 148 | / |
| Knaby | 80 | 27 | / |
| Knawe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Qnawy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knavy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kennaway | 77 | 374 | / |
| Knobay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Knoway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Knawiz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knawes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knnawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knawer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knaivy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knawet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kinnawa | 67 | 463 | / |
| Kinnavy | 67 | 128 | / |
| Kennaby | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kennawi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kennawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kennewy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennowy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Knawy
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