Knig Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Knig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Knig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knig (Russian: Книг) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Knig are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Knig is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Knig is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 50 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 50 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Knig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knig has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kőnig89700/
Kønig89340/
Knigh8945/
Knieg891/
Khnig891/
Knoig890/
Könnig80107/
Kennig8060/
Kinnig8013/
Knihgt8012/
Kniggs803/
Kännig801/
Kønnig801/
Kneg7596/
Knik7527/
Knic752/
Kniq751/
Cnig751/
Knigova738/
Koennig737/
Knigtht733/
Knigová733/
Kennigs732/
Kengnig731/
Kinnigs730/
Knick671,711/
Knaik67112/
Kniec6775/
Kőnigová6744/
Knygh6712/
Khnik675/
Kneik675/
Khnic673/
Kniek673/
Khneg672/
Knoic672/
Kønjg671/
Knegg671/
Kqnic671/
Kniks671/
Knegh671/
Kneug671/
Knike670/

Knig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knig in the Russian language
Книгknig-

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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 Knig
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