Knight-Smith Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Knight-Smith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Knight-Smith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knight-Smith Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knight-Smith is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Knight-Smith? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 79 percent of Knight-Smith are found; 79 percent are found in Australasia and 79 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name Knight-Smith is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 337,446. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 95 percent reside, Western Australia, where 3 percent reside and South Australia, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Knight-Smith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Knight-Smith has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Knight-Smith surname increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knightsmith | 96 | 10 | / |
| Knight Smith | 92 | 2 | / |
| Knott-Smith | 78 | 1 | / |
| Neitsmith | 76 | 0 | / |
| Nutt-Smith | 73 | 2 | / |
| Natsmith | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nadwie-Smith | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nedd-Smith | 64 | 1 | / |
| Ntsomotho | 57 | 79 | / |
| Ntsomatho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ntsah-Mouth | 52 | 1 | / |
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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 Knight-Smith
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