Knistoft Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Knistoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Knistoft Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Knistoft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knistoft occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knistoft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knistoft is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Knistoft occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Knistoft live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Knistoft is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,800,875. Excluding Poland this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Næstoft803/
Knistov801/
Knistova754/
Kinnetoft711/
Knystova633/
Nestovito595/
Nastoviti591/
Knytov572/
Knytova533/
Nestvedt5023/
Nøstvedt5017/
Hønstvet501/
Nazdofat501/
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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 Knistoft
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