Knay Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Knay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Knay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knay (Russian: Кнай) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Knay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Knay is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Knay reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 8,646,825. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Mersin Province, where 44 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 22 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 22 percent are found. Beside Turkey this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Knay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knay in the Russian language | ||
| Кнай | knaj | - |
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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 Knay
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