Knit Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Knit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Knit (53) may also be a first name.

Knit Last Name Facts

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

Knit (Hindi: का्न्ित, Russian: Книт) occurs more in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Knit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knit? popularity and diffusion

Knit is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Knit live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 17 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Knit is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name globally, held by 53 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Armenia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,930,180. In Armenia Knit is primarily concentrated in: Yerevan, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Armenia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and Israel, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knitt89252/
Knuit89172/
Knite8956/
Kneit8932/
Khnit8921/
Kniet895/
Knith894/
Kniht894/
Knitp893/
Knidt892/
Kniot891/
Knijt891/
Knoit891/
Kneitz80228/
Kneist80176/
Knuijt80146/
Knuist80105/
Kneite8037/
Kinnit8017/
Knitte807/
Kngiht807/
Kngith806/
Knicht803/
Knitht803/
Kneitt802/
Kneith802/
Knithe802/
K'Neit801/
K'Nait801/
Knieht801/
Kniott801/
Kneits801/
Knisht800/
Knyt75311/
Knet75212/
Knid751/
Cnit751/
Kennith7362/
Kinnitt7325/
K'Neite735/
Kinnith732/
Kneitte732/
Kgnaite731/
Kenneit731/
Kneithe731/
K'Neitt731/
Kennitt730/
Kinnist730/
Kneid672,231/
Knets6799/
Knett6775/
Knuyt6771/
Kneut6751/
Knetz6746/
Kneht6712/
Qunit677/
Khnet676/
Knyte675/
Kenneith675/
Knete674/
Knytt672/
Kcnet671/
Khnyt671/
Kneat671/
Knēts671/
Kemneitz671/
Kneth671/
Knyth671/
Kennieth670/
Knied670/

Knit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knit in the Hindi language
का्न्ितkanita-
Knit in the Russian language
Книтknit-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Knit
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis