Knoss Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Knoss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greenland11:56,3791,133

Knoss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knoss occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knoss is the 1,755,741st most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. Knoss occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Knoss live; 63 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States Knoss is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 47 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Knoss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knoss last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knoss earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.48% less than the national average, earning $34,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.86% less than the national average, earning $38,325 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoess91128/
Knouss9135/
Knotss911/
Knos89101/
Knousse831/
Knous80980/
Knass80320/
Knose80190/
Knosh8047/
Knoos8028/
Knois8016/
Knohs806/
Knoys802/
Khnos802/
Knoes801/
Knuss800/
Kennouss771/
Knauss733,651/
Knouse732,128/
Knoush73767/
Kneuss73547/
Kennos7329/
Knoost737/
Khnous736/
Knot's732/
Knoths732/
Knnots731/
Knosch731/
Knohse731/
Knoust730/
Knaass730/
Knasst730/
Knoshe730/
Knouts730/
Knas67232/
Knus67129/
Knosová6739/
Knoß6735/
Knoz6723/
Kennous675/
Cnos673/
Knotsch672/
Khnasse671/
Knosova671/
Knoutse671/
Kennoys670/
Knausse670/

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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 Knoss
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