Knoef Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knoef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3181:53,1049,110
United States171:21,321,114641,998
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
England41:13,929,515290,718
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Knoef Last Name Facts

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

Knoef is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 796,486th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Knoef live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 53,104. In The Netherlands Knoef is most common in: Overijssel, where 42 percent live, Gelderland, where 30 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

Knoef Last Name Statistics demography

Knoef earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoeff91147/
Knoepfe831/
Knief801,430/
Knouf80163/
Knoof80131/
Kneif80109/
Knoev8030/
Knoeb8023/
Kneef804/
Knouff73512/
Knieff73110/
Knouft7339/
Khnouf7327/
Khnoev7323/
Kneiff7321/
Knoupf7320/
Khneif739/
Khneef736/
Knooff736/
Kniepf735/
Knovff731/
Kneief731/
Knoufe731/
Kneift731/
Kneife731/
Knoofe730/
Knoweb730/
Kneipf730/
Knuf67728/
Kennouf67239/
Know67114/
Knev6737/
Knov673/
Khneefh671/

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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 Knoef
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