Knohr Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Knohr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knohr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica231:207,8292,614
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Knohr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knohr is most common in Costa Rica. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knohr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Knohr occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Knohr live; 47 percent live in Central America and 47 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most numerous in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 207,829. In Costa Rica it is mostly concentrated in: San José Province, where 74 percent are found, Puntarenas Province, where 17 percent are found and Cartago Province, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Costa Rica it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Knohr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knohr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knohr surname decreased 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knohr Last Name Statistics demography

Knohr earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 76.1% less than the national average, earning $10,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knor891,770/
Knorr8024,165/
Knorz80783/
Knoor80134/
Knorp80125/
Knore80100/
Knour8050/
Khnor8019/
Knahr8014/
Knhar8011/
Knnor804/
Knoir800/
Knorh800/
Knorre73997/
Knorpp73625/
Kinnor7337/
Kennor7328/
Knahar736/
Knhare731/
Khnhar731/
Knhgar731/
Knosrt731/
Kngour731/
Knorrd730/
Knoure730/
Kinnore67324/
Knar67295/
Knorová67179/
Knorova6720/
Kennore6717/
Knór679/
Kinngor673/
Knuorre672/
Kyonnor671/
Knahare671/
Kimnore671/
Kemnore671/
Kennour671/
Cnor670/

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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 Knohr
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