Knoules Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Knoules Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoules Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Knoules Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knoules is found most in Costa Rica. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Knoules.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoules? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Knoules are found; 25 percent are found in Central America and 25 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The last name Knoules is most commonly used in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,780,069. In Costa Rica it is most prevalent in: San José Province, where 100 percent reside. Besides Costa Rica it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and Iraq, where 25 percent reside.

Knoules Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knoules has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knoules Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Knoules last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoles92876/
Knouls920/
Knoule920/
Knolles8677/
Knoeles861/
Kknoles860/
Knaules860/
Knouels860/
Knnoles860/
Knouler860/
Knooles860/
Knols83303/
Knole8313/
Knule831/
Knoweles806/
Kinnoule804/
Knollies801/
Knouelez800/
Knolle771,127/
Knulst77469/
Kneule77213/
Knolls77152/
Knoyle77106/
Knauls7794/
Knoler773/
Knoele773/
Kngule772/
Knotle772/
Knoole772/
Knusle772/
Knuile771/
Knales771/
Knolie771/
Knouli771/
Knaule771/
Knoels771/
Knolge771/
Knolze771/
Knuele771/
Knohls770/
Knulls770/
Knoley770/
Knowels71149/
Knollys7180/
Knolley7138/
Knuelle718/
Knoelle713/
Knosels713/
Knollie711/
Knaulls711/
Kneeles711/
Knollis711/
Knuttle711/
Knauley711/
Knuslis711/
Knoilee711/
Knowele710/
Knueley710/
Knollet710/
Knollsd710/
Knusler710/
Knottley6744/
Knolz6737/
Kånåhols6731/
Knoulich6716/
Kneusels6713/
Knola6710/
Knowells676/
Knula673/
Knoli673/
Cennoles671/
Knale670/
Knals670/
Knile670/

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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 Knoules
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