Knith Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

Knith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Knith (4) may also be a first name.

Knith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knith is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Knith occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Knith are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 4 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Knith is most frequent in: Washington, where 100 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and Panama, where 25 percent reside.

Knith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knith last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kngith916/
Knitht913/
Kneith912/
Knithe912/
Knit896/
Kennith8362/
Kinnith832/
Kneithe831/
Knitt80252/
Knuit80172/
Knite8056/
Kneit8032/
Khnit8021/
Kniet805/
Kniht804/
Knitp803/
Knidt802/
Knyth801/
Knoit801/
Knijt801/
Kneth801/
Kniot801/
Kenneith775/
Kennieth770/
Kneitz73228/
Kneist73176/
Kneath73173/
Knuijt73146/
Knuist73105/
Kneite7337/
Kinnit7317/
Knneth738/
Kngiht737/
Knitte737/
Knetch736/
Knicht733/
Kneitt732/
Knieht731/
Kneits731/
Kniott731/
K'Neit731/
K'Nait731/
Kneeth731/
Kneuth730/
Knisht730/
Kenneth6733,276/
Knyt67311/
Knet67212/
Künneth6798/
Kinnitt6725/
K'Neite675/
Knätsch673/
Kinneth673/
Kneitte672/
Knid671/
K'Neitt671/
Kenneit671/
Quneith671/
Kgnaite671/
Cnit671/
Knestch671/
Kennitt670/
Kinnist670/

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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 Knith
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