Knoud Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Knoud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:382,41616,471
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Knoud Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knoud is found most frequently in Scotland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoud? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Knoud are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 382,416. In Scotland Knoud is mostly found in: Glasgow City, where 71 percent are found and South Lanarkshire, where 29 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Knoud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knoud has changed over time. In The United States it declined 8 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knoud Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Knoud surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Knoud earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knod89426/
Knud8923/
Kennoud836/
Knodt80926/
Knout8040/
Knaud8030/
Knudt8026/
Knood802/
Knudh802/
Knudė801/
Knudd801/
Knodd801/
Kneud800/
Knnud800/
Knaudt73124/
Kinnud7321/
Knoedt7313/
Knoodt732/
Knouth732/
Knoutz731/
Knudte731/
Knoust730/
Knouts730/
Knot671,579/
Knut671,533/
Knad6736/
Qnod671/
Khnutdh671/

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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 Knoud
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