Knof Surname
Approximately 838 people bear this surname
Knof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 707 | 1:113,869 | 14,019 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Knof Demographics
Average Knof Salary in
United States
$31,380 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knof (Russian: Кноф) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Knof.
How Common Is The Last Name Knof? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 415,385th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Knof are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 707 people, or 1 in 113,869. In Germany Knof is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Berlin, where 14 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent live.
Knof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Knof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knof last name grew 210 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knof Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knof surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Knof earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.28% less than the national average, earning $31,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $51,527 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knopf | 89 | 14,272 | / |
| Knoff | 89 | 1,285 | / |
| Knouf | 89 | 163 | / |
| Knoof | 89 | 131 | / |
| Knofe | 89 | 119 | / |
| Knofs | 89 | 11 | / |
| Knohf | 89 | 8 | / |
| Knoft | 89 | 3 | / |
| Knozf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knotf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knofp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knouff | 80 | 512 | / |
| Knopff | 80 | 90 | / |
| Kennof | 80 | 55 | / |
| Knouft | 80 | 39 | / |
| Knopfe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Khnouf | 80 | 27 | / |
| Knoupf | 80 | 20 | / |
| Knooff | 80 | 6 | / |
| Knoffs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knovff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knoufe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knoffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knofsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knoofe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knaf | 75 | 779 | / |
| Know | 75 | 114 | / |
| Knov | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qnof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kennouf | 73 | 239 | / |
| Kinnoff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knofftt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kennoff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knaff | 67 | 783 | / |
| Knoph | 67 | 681 | / |
| Knowa | 67 | 96 | / |
| Knopfová | 67 | 82 | / |
| Knouw | 67 | 26 | / |
| Knapf | 67 | 17 | / |
| Knopfova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khnov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khnaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knuob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knovs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knaft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knoow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knoub | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knawf | 67 | 0 | / |
Knof Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knof in the Russian language | ||
| Кноф | knof | - |
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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 Knof
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