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 found most in Costa Rica. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knohr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name on earth, held 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.

The surname is most widely held in Costa Rica, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 207,829. In Costa Rica it is primarily found in: San José Province, where 74 percent live, Puntarenas Province, where 17 percent live and Cartago Province, where 4 percent live. Barring Costa Rica this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Knohr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knohr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 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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