Knoben Surname

388,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knoben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4591:175,39320,603
Netherlands3751:45,0327,647
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Austria111:774,13064,097
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Knoben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knoben is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoben? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knoben is the 388,475th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,981,978 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Knoben live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 459 people, or 1 in 175,393. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Knoben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knoben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knoben last name expanded 5,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knoben Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knoben last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Knoben earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.42% less than the national average, earning $37,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaben8373/
Knowen839/
Knabenn772/
Knabeen771/
Known7324/
Knoshbin717/
Knabem6710/
Knownn671/
Knowin671/
Knoowin621/

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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 Knoben
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