Knoest Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Knoest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Knoest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knoest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knoest is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Knoest click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knoest? popularity and diffusion
The last name Knoest is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Knoest reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Knoest is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 993,363. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 59 percent live, North Brabant, where 29 percent live and Gelderland, where 6 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knost | 91 | 866 | / |
| Knoet | 91 | 85 | / |
| Knest | 91 | 5 | / |
| Knoes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kniest | 83 | 1,207 | / |
| Kneist | 83 | 176 | / |
| Knoess | 83 | 128 | / |
| Knoedt | 83 | 13 | / |
| Knoost | 83 | 7 | / |
| Khnest | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knoese | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knoust | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knoe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kinnest | 77 | 35 | / |
| Knoetse | 77 | 2 | / |
| Knoette | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knescht | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knust | 73 | 5,867 | / |
| Knast | 73 | 386 | / |
| Knoer | 73 | 211 | / |
| Khnoe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Knoex | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knüst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knaes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knoey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knoez | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knohe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kennesth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Knoetsch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kniestdt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knaust | 67 | 972 | / |
| Knoepp | 67 | 109 | / |
| Knuist | 67 | 105 | / |
| Khnoey | 67 | 42 | / |
| Khnaet | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kemnoe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Knuste | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knaese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kennoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knooer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knoech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knaess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kniesd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knnust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knoozt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knasst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knoegy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Knoest
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