Knook Surname

329,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knook Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0331:16,3482,505
France381:1,747,966156,445
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Knook Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knook is most common in The Netherlands. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Knook.

How Common Is The Last Name Knook? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 329,447th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,477,819 people. The last name Knook is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Knook live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,033 people, or 1 in 16,348. In The Netherlands Knook is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 33 percent are found, North Holland, where 24 percent are found and South Holland, where 15 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Knook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knook has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knook Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Knook earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning $47,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knooke9114/
Knooks911/
Knoock910/
Knok89136/
Knoke803,851/
Knock803,072/
Knokh8045/
Khnok8010/
Knoox802/
Knoek800/
Knosk800/
Knocke731,043/
Knoeck73207/
Knoske7386/
Knokke7320/
Kimnok733/
Khnokh731/
Kemnok731/
Knockc731/
Kinnok731/
Knotck730/
Knotke730/
Knouke730/
Knak672,523/
Kingnok67703/
Knog67391/
Kengnok67180/
Kaennok67175/
Kinnock6729/
Knokova6720/
Knuk676/
Knoc675/
Knochke672/
Cnok672/
Kiennok671/
Kinnoke671/
Kennock671/

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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
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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 Knook
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