Knive Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Knive Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 94 | 1:54,705 | 7,856 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Knive Demographics
Average Knive Salary in
Canada
$45,440 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Knive Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knive Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knive occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knive? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,565,797th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Knive reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Knive is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 54,705. In Norway Knive is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent live, Central Norway, where 2 percent live and Western Norway, where 1 percent live. Apart from Norway this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Knive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Knive has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knive last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knive Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Knive earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning 359,234 kr per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $45,440 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knieve | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kniver | 91 | 0 | / |
| Knivett | 83 | 99 | / |
| Knivets | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kennive | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kneiveh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kneiver | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knave | 80 | 73 | / |
| Knibe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kneve | 80 | 6 | / |
| Knuve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knuijver | 77 | 23 | / |
| Khneiver | 77 | 2 | / |
| Knüver | 73 | 505 | / |
| Knueve | 73 | 144 | / |
| Knevez | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kneibe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kniebe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kniewe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Knever | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kniber | 73 | 3 | / |
| Knibee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kneiva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knibes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knaivy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kemnitver | 71 | 2 | / |
| Knevets | 67 | 427 | / |
| Kneiber | 67 | 101 | / |
| Knyvets | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kneeves | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kneaves | 67 | 24 | / |
| Knuyver | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kennivé | 67 | 11 | / |
| K'Nevez | 67 | 9 | / |
| K'Neibe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kneuver | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knevetz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kneivid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kneveis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knauver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knibess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knuevee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenniva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneibes | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Knive
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