Knelson Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Knelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1391:265,07624,993
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Knelson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knelson is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knelson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knelson is the 1,231,034th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. Knelson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Knelson reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Knelson is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 265,076. In Canada Knelson is mostly concentrated in: British Columbia, where 32 percent reside, Alberta, where 31 percent reside and Ontario, where 26 percent reside. Excluding Canada it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Knelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knelson last name increased 1,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knelson surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knelson earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39% more than the national average, earning $59,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning $44,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneulson931/
K'Nelson931/
Knellson930/
Kennelson881/
Knelsen861,448/
Cnelson862/
Kenlson861/
Knelssen80195/
Knielsen802/
Knuelsen801/
Knelsienė751/
Knelzen71164/
Knilsen710/

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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 Knelson
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