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 surname Knoester occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoester? popularity and diffusion

It is the 258,507th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,788,138 people. Knoester is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Knoester live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knoester is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,247 people, or 1 in 13,542. In The Netherlands Knoester is most frequent in: South Holland, where 72 percent reside, North Holland, where 7 percent reside and North Brabant, where 5 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands Knoester occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Knoester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knoester surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knoester
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