Knobb Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knobb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knobb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Knobb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knobb occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knobb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knobb is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Knobb are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 27 percent reside, Ohio, where 27 percent reside and New Jersey, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside.

Knobb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knobb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knobb last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knobb Last Name Statistics demography

Knobb earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.07% less than the national average, earning $19,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knabb80631/
Knubb8019/
Knebb800/
Knabbs739/
Knubbs732/
Knaubb731/
Cnabb603/
Knavb601/
Knawb600/
Hcnabb551/

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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 Knobb
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