Knouf Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iraq

Knouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Knouf Last Name Facts

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

Knouf (Russian: Кноуф) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knouf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,359,010th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Knouf reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Knouf is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kansas, where 18 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 10 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.

Knouf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knouf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knouf last name increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knouf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knouf last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Knouf earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.58% more than the national average, earning $51,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knouff91512/
Knouft9139/
Khnouf9127/
Knoupf9120/
Knoufe911/
Knof89838/
Knuf89728/
Kennouf83239/
Knopf8014,272/
Knauf808,483/
Knoff801,285/
Knuff80527/
Knoef80353/
Knoof80131/
Knofe80119/
Knuif8062/
Knouw8026/
Knofs8011/
Knohf808/
Knoft803/
Knozf801/
Knuft801/
Knotf801/
Knofp801/
Knupf800/
Knufs800/
Knoub800/
Knauff732,798/
Knoeff73147/
Knopff7390/
Kennof7355/
Knopfe7327/
Knooff736/
Knuffe732/
Knaufs732/
Knausf732/
Knouph731/
Knoffe731/
Knofsh731/
Knoffs731/
Knovff731/
Knoofe730/
Knaf67779/
Know67114/
Knauffs679/
Knov673/
Knuw672/
Kinnoff672/
Qnof671/
Cennouf671/
Knofftt671/
Kennoff670/
Knaufft670/

Knouf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knouf in the Russian language
Кноуфknouf-

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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 Knouf
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