Knork Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Knork Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Knörk (5) are calculated separately.
Knork Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knork Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knork occurs more in Costa Rica more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Knörk. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knork? popularity and diffusion
The last name Knork is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Knork live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Costa Rica, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,780,069. In Costa Rica it is primarily concentrated in: Guanacaste Province, where 100 percent reside. Not including Costa Rica this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knörk | 93 | 5 | / |
| Knorck | 91 | 10 | / |
| Knoerk | 91 | 6 | / |
| Knorke | 91 | 4 | / |
| Knoerck | 83 | 6 | / |
| Knorc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knerk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knark | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knorková | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kingnork | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kiennork | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knorkova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knörck | 73 | 35 | / |
| Knurck | 73 | 13 | / |
| Knourkova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Knorrková | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kennerk | 67 | 232 | / |
| Kinnerk | 67 | 126 | / |
| Kemnark | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kennark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kingnark | 62 | 2 | / |
| Chinnork | 62 | 1 | / |
| Knõrkova | 62 | 1 | / |
| Knarg | 60 | 1 | / |
| Knurg | 60 | 0 | / |
| Knaurková | 57 | 3 | / |
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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 Knork
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