Kniukšta Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Kniukšta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 318 | 1:9,543 | 1,740 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Kniuksta (71) & Kniūkšta (42) are calculated separately.
Kniukšta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kniukšta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kniukšta is found most in Lithuania. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kniuksta or Kniūkšta. For other possible spellings of Kniukšta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kniukšta? popularity and diffusion
Kniukšta is the 855,216th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Kniukšta occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kniukšta reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
Kniukšta is most common in Lithuania, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 9,543. In Lithuania it is most numerous in: Klaipėda County, where 71 percent are found, Telšiai County, where 28 percent are found and Kaunas County, where 0 percent are found. Other than Lithuania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Estonia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kniuksta | 96 | 71 | / |
| Kniūkšta | 96 | 42 | / |
| Kniukštaitė | 84 | 15 | / |
| Knuksta | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kniksta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kniūkštaitė | 74 | 1 | / |
| Knyukshta | 71 | 15 | / |
| Knikst | 71 | 9 | / |
| Niksata | 67 | 17 | / |
| Knikste | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knyukshtas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knyukshto | 59 | 3 | / |
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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 Kniukšta
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