Knofe Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knofe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1161:694,01353,217
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Knofe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knofe is found most in Germany. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knofe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Knofe are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 694,013. In Germany Knofe is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 25 percent are found, Bavaria, where 15 percent are found and Thuringia, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Knofe Last Name Statistics demography

Knofe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knopfe9127/
Knoufe911/
Knoffe911/
Knoofe910/
Knof89838/
Knopfer8344/
Knoffer8317/
Knoepfe831/
Knopf8014,272/
Knoff801,285/
Knouf80163/
Knoof80131/
Knofs8011/
Knohf808/
Knoft803/
Knofp801/
Knozf801/
Knotf801/
Knopffer771/
Knouff73512/
Knopff7390/
Kennof7355/
Knouft7339/
Kneefe7328/
Khnouf7327/
Knoupf7320/
Knooff736/
Khnofa734/
Knoffs731/
Knöpfe731/
Knöfer731/
Knofsh731/
Knoufi731/
Knovff731/
Knafer731/
Knefie730/
Knoufa730/
Knaf67779/
Kennouf67239/
Khnoufa67137/
Know67114/
Knöpfer673/
Knov673/
Knaffes672/
Kinnoff672/
Kneeffe671/
Qnof671/
Knouffa671/
Knofftt671/
Knaufer671/
Kennoff670/
Knopher670/
Knapfee670/

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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 Knofe
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