Knorth Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knorth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Knorth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Knorth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knorth is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knorth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,918,812th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Knorth live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Knorth is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent live, Hesse, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Besides Germany Knorth is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 47 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knort910/
Knortz8398/
Knosrt831/
Knorts831/
Knarth830/
Kingnorth801/
Cnnorth771/
Knord736/
Knert731/
Knart730/
Kennerth718/
Kinnarth711/
Kennarth711/
Åknert6710/
Knartz6710/
Khnert674/
Knardt670/
Knaurt670/
Knorrd670/
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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 Knorth
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