Knobs Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Knobs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knobs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Knobs Last Name Facts

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

Knobs is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knobs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Knobs reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 45 percent live, Florida, where 18 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Knobs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knobs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knobs last name decreased 35 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knobs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knobs last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Knobs earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.77% less than the national average, earning $23,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knops804,198/
Knebs805/
Knovs801/
Knubs800/
Knoops731,545/
Knopps73225/
Knoups7332/
Knopse736/
Knopss731/
Knopsová624/
Knavs60610/
Cnops60343/
Knaps60274/
Knöps6021/
Kneps609/
Knapps55312/
Knaeps55236/
Cnoops5571/
Knapse5512/
Knapås558/
Knupps555/
Knepps551/
Knavss551/
Knapss551/
Künnaps501/

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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 Knobs
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