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

The last name Knobs occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knobs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Knobs occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Knobs live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Knobs is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Knobs is most prevalent in: California, where 45 percent live, Florida, where 18 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Knobs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knobs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knobs surname fell 35 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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 to vote for 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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