Knifsund Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Knifsund Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Knifsund Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knifsund Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knifsund is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knifsund? popularity and diffusion
The surname Knifsund is the 2,776,799th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knifsund reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 351,670. In Sweden Knifsund is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 68 percent are found and Värmland County, where 32 percent are found. Beside Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 41 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Knifsund
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