Knichton Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Knichton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knichton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Knichton Last Name Facts

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

Knichton occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Knichton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knichton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knichton is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Knichton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Knichton live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Knichton is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Knichton is most common in: South Carolina, where 67 percent live and Alaska, where 33 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live.

Knichton Last Name Statistics demography

Knichton earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $60,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knicton930/
Knithton881/
Knishton881/
Kniston801/
Knyhton800/
Kenniton751/
Kenniston71558/
Kinniston7116/
Kennieton710/
Quniton672/
Kneston671/
Knithan670/
Khnistan631/
Kinnitan631/
Kinneton630/
Kenneston5917/
Kinneston5912/
Cenniston591/
Knetan571/
Kennethtan561/
Keunnittan561/
Knestang5026/
Quneitan504/
Knysztoń501/

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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
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  • 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 Knichton
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