Knoob Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knoob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Knoob Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knoob occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoob? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Knoob live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany Knoob is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 60 percent are found, Hamburg, where 17 percent are found and Bavaria, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Knoob Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knoob has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knoob Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knoob surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Knoob earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning $40,347 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knob892,142/
Knoop8011,272/
Knoeb8023/
Khnob801/
Knuob801/
Knoub800/
Knoops731,545/
Knoope7396/
Kinnob732/
Khnoeb731/
Knop6718,985/
Knab675,341/
Knopová67435/
Knobová67150/
Knáb67107/
Knopova6772/
Knub6731/
Knobova672/
Qnob671/
Cnob671/

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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 Knoob
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