Knocks Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Knocks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Germany941:856,44161,781
Australia491:550,93340,757
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
England41:13,929,515290,718
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Knocks (81) may also be a first name.

Knocks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knocks is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knocks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 788,513th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Knocks is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Knocks are found; 43 percent are found in North Africa and 43 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Knocks is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 81 people.

The last name Knocks is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Excluding Egypt it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Knocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knocks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knocks last name expanded 175 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Knocks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Knocks surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Knocks earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning $36,798 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoks9125/
Kennocks860/
Knochs8311/
Knooks831/
Knokse831/
Knoxs738/
Knocx731/
Knaks730/
Knoggs670/
Knox6085,604/
Knags552/
Knoox552/
Knoxe552/
Cknox551/
Knoxz551/
Knoux551/
Knoex551/
Kknox550/
Knaggs503,011/
Kneggs5026/
Knouxe501/
Knuggs501/

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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
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  • 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 Knocks
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