Knold Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Knold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1111:50,8535,233
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Norway591:87,15712,054
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Knold Last Name Facts

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

Knold is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knold? popularity and diffusion

Knold is the 1,048,281st most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname Knold occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Knold reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 50,853. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Central Denmark Region, where 50 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 33 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 12 percent are found. Barring Denmark this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Norway, where 25 percent are found.

Knold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knold last name grew 324 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knold surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

The amount Knold earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning 291,015 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.19% more than the national average, earning $55,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knolds910/
Knol898,564/
Knoll8047,264/
Knohl80118/
Khnol8028/
Knole8013/
Knotl806/
Knool806/
Knoul804/
Knolt803/
Knuol801/
Knald800/
Knolp800/
Knolle731,127/
Knoyle73106/
Knosel7340/
Kennol7312/
Knotel7311/
Kinnol738/
Knolte737/
Knolts733/
Knolth732/
Knulld732/
Knoole732/
Khngol731/
Knolcz731/
Knoltz731/
Kknoll730/
Knoull730/
Knoult730/
Knoule730/
Knochel67756/
Knolová6767/
Knal6734/
Kennald671/
Cnol671/
Knottel671/

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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 Knold
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