Knoester Surname

258,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knoester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2471:13,5421,988
Australia721:374,94030,993
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Canada461:800,99162,809
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England31:18,572,686338,250
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Knoester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knoester occurs most in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoester? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 258,507th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,788,138 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Knoester are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knoester is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,247 people, or 1 in 13,542. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 72 percent are found, North Holland, where 7 percent are found and North Brabant, where 5 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Knoester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knoester are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Knoester earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 167.2% more than the national average, earning R 634,980 per year; in United States they earn 18.3% more than the national average, earning $51,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $53,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knester9340/
Knoster9315/
Knouster882/
Kneister881/
Kneaster880/
Knoetter880/
Kennester822/
Kinnester820/
Knaster80239/
Knoette801/
Knuster800/
Kenneaster7831/
Knoetis671/
Knaetey670/
Knutchter590/

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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 Knoester
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