Knols Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knols Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knols Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2591:65,20111,174
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Knols Last Name Facts

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

Knols is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Knols.

How Common Is The Last Name Knols? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 887,624th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Knols reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 65,201. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Limburg, where 80 percent reside, North Holland, where 7 percent reside and North Brabant, where 6 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Knols Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knols has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knols surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoles91876/
Knolls91152/
Knoels911/
Knouls910/
Knohls910/
Knolles8377/
Knoules834/
Knosels833/
Knoeles831/
Kknoles830/
Knollsd830/
Knnoles830/
Knooles830/
Knolz8037/
Knals800/
Kånåhols7731/
Knulst73469/
Knauls7394/
Knalls7338/
Knolze731/
Knales731/
Kneles730/
Knulls730/
Kneeles671/
Knaulls671/
Knaules670/
Kneusels6213/
Cennoles621/
Cnales554/
Knalece501/

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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 Knols
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