Knayer Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Knayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
France61:11,070,454349,096
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Knayer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knayer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knayer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knayer is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Knayer reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Knayer is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 41 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 41 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside. Besides Germany Knayer exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.

Knayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knayer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knayer surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kınayer92161/
Knayr911/
Knaer910/
Knauer8315,802/
Knaier83181/
Knoyer8341/
Knayar8327/
Kneyer8320/
Knawer831/
Kinnaer77302/
Knauert7739/
Knaiher773/
Knahuer771/
Kneer733,023/
Knier73702/
Knoer73211/
Knear73119/
Knaur73101/
Knair7368/
Kneir7359/
Kneur7321/
Knuer730/
Kennayar714/
Kinnayrd711/
Kinnauer711/
Kenneyer710/
Knower671,033/
Knoerr67748/
Kneuer67673/
Knaior67468/
Kneier67256/
Knuerr6765/
Knauerová6753/
Cnayar6712/
Knejer678/
Knaiar677/
Khneir673/
Knouer673/
Knauerova672/
Kneahr672/
Kneurr671/
Kknair671/
Knojer671/
Cknair671/
K'Neur671/
Kneyrt670/
Knaird670/
Knaurt670/
Knnier670/

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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 Knayer
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