Knitt Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Knitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Germany1061:759,48556,711
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Knitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knitt is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knitt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,009,375th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Knitt reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Knitt is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States Knitt is most common in: Wisconsin, where 52 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Colorado, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 42 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 0 percent reside.

Knitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knitt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knitt last name expanded 1,282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knitt surname are 35.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Knitt earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,741 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knitte917/
Knitht913/
Kneitt912/
Kniott911/
Knit896/
Kinnitt8325/
Kneitte832/
K'Neitt831/
Kennitt830/
Knuit80172/
Knett8075/
Knite8056/
Kneit8032/
Khnit8021/
Kniet805/
Knith804/
Kniht804/
Knitp803/
Knidt802/
Knytt802/
Knoit801/
Knijt801/
Kniot801/
Kneitz73228/
Kneist73176/
Knuijt73146/
Knuist73105/
Kneite7337/
Kinnit7317/
Kngiht737/
Kngith736/
Knicht733/
Knette732/
Kneith732/
Knithe732/
K'Neit731/
Knieht731/
K'Nait731/
Kneits731/
Knisht730/
Kennett679,472/
Kinnett671,597/
Knyt67311/
Knet67212/
Kennith6762/
K'Neite675/
Kinnith672/
Kgnaite671/
Kenneit671/
Knid671/
Kneithe671/
Knechtt671/
Kimnett671/
K'Neytt671/
Cnit671/
Kemnett670/
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
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  • 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 Knitt
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