Knighting Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Knighting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knighting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
England691:807,50843,459
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Knighting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knighting is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knighting? popularity and diffusion

Knighting is the 825,152nd most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name Knighting is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Knighting reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Knighting is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States Knighting is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 65 percent reside, North Carolina, where 8 percent reside and Alabama, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States Knighting exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.

Knighting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knighting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knighting surname expanded 23,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 345 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knighting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knighting last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% being registered with the party.

Knighting earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.07% less than the national average, earning $34,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nighting943/
Knightingay900/
Kniting882/
Nightingae841/
Ndighing8210/
Knitting824/
Knight-Winnig823/
Niting8029/
Knightnek781/
Nieting75137/
Nitting75109/
Naiting757/
Knuting756/
Neiting754/
Nitwing751/
Noiting751/
Gniting751/
Nyiting751/
Wniting751/
Niwting751/
Nohting750/
Gneiting711,305/
Kneiding71156/
Nting7160/
Nitiwong7125/
Ndighang718/
Nhooting711/
Nyahting711/
Nyitting711/
Ndaghing711/
Knotting711/
Gnieting711/
Nhatinga711/
Knötting711/
Neitting710/
Knetting710/
Ntinga671,415/
Nating67256/
Niding67109/
Ntingo6765/
Nitung6728/
Ntingu6728/
Gnting6724/
Niteng6714/
Nitong6714/
Neting6713/
Nuting6713/
Nitang6711/
Noting677/
Ntying674/
Kntung674/
Ntiung673/
Ntieng673/
Nteing673/
Gneitting672/
Nyting672/
Pnting672/
Knding671/
Nitiyenga671/
Ntoing671/
Niwatwing671/
Nitiengui671/
Nhatingua671/
Kntong671/
Nietingou671/

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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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  • 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 Knighting
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