Knivett Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Knivett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knivett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:592,74535,632
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372

Knivett Last Name Facts

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

Knivett has its highest incidence in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knivett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860,621st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Knivett reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

Knivett is most frequent in England, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 592,745. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Surrey, where 29 percent reside, Worcestershire, where 16 percent reside and Greater London, where 13 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Knivett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knivett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Knivett surname grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knevett86223/
Knyvett86156/
Knivets8625/
Knive83131/
Knevette800/
Knieve770/
Kniver770/
Knevets71427/
Knevitt71186/
Knyvets7176/
Kennive714/
Kneiveh713/
Knevetz712/
Knebitt711/
Kneiver710/
Knuijver6723/
Knibe679/
Kneve676/
Khneiver672/

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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 Knivett
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