Knots Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Denmark

Knots Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knots Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Knots (5) may also be a first name.

Knots Last Name Facts

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

Knots (Russian: Кноц) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knots? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Knots reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 5 people.

The surname Knots is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands Knots is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 50 percent reside and North Holland, where 50 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knotts919,628/
Knot's912/
Knoths912/
Knotss911/
Knnots911/
Knouts910/
Knotsch832/
Knoutse831/
Knuts801,246/
Knotz80637/
Knats80121/
Knods800/
Knoetsch771/
Knotzsch770/
Knuths7392/
Knauts7369/
Kneuts7337/
Knatts7320/
Knaths7312/
Knochs7311/
Knootz739/
Knutås736/
Knutts733/
Knotze731/
Knoutz731/
Knuuts731/
Knudts730/
Knoutze6734/
Knoz6723/
Knoc675/
Knutsch671/
Knatsch671/

Knots Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knots in the Russian language
Кноцknoc-

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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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  • 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 Knots
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