Knive Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Knive Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway941:54,7057,856
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Knive Last Name Facts

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

Knive has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Knive click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knive? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knive is the 1,565,797th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Knive reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Knive is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 54,705. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent are found, Central Norway, where 2 percent are found and Western Norway, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Norway this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

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 surname fell 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knieve910/
Kniver910/
Knivett8399/
Knivets8325/
Kennive834/
Kneiveh833/
Kneiver830/
Knave8073/
Knibe809/
Kneve806/
Knuve801/
Knuijver7723/
Khneiver772/
Knüver73505/
Knueve73144/
Knevez7332/
Kneibe7324/
Kniebe7324/
Kniewe7311/
Knever739/
Kniber733/
Knibee732/
Kneiva731/
Knibes731/
Knaivy730/
Kemnitver712/
Knevets67427/
Kneiber67101/
Knyvets6776/
Kneeves6765/
Kneaves6724/
Knuyver6716/
Kennivé6711/
K'Nevez679/
K'Neibe674/
Kneuver673/
Knevetz672/
Kneivid672/
Kneveis671/
Knauver671/
Knibess671/
Knuevee671/
Kenniva671/
Kneibes670/

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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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