Knour Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Knour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
India101:76,706,538639,611
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Knour Last Name Facts

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

Knour is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Knour.

How Common Is The Last Name Knour? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Knour reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Knour is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and Czechia, where 18 percent live.

Knour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knour surname fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knouer913/
Kngour911/
Knoure910/
Knor891,770/
Knur89684/
Kennour831/
Knorr8024,165/
Knorz80783/
Knurr80218/
Knoer80211/
Knoor80134/
Knorp80125/
Knuhr80122/
Knaur80101/
Knore80100/
Knohr8049/
Khnur8028/
Kneur8021/
Khnor8019/
Knnor804/
Knure801/
Knuer800/
Knurp800/
Knorh800/
Knoir800/
Knourová778/
Hkennour771/
Knauer7315,802/
Knower731,033/
Knorre73997/
Knoerr73748/
Kneuer73673/
Knorpp73625/
Knaior73468/
Knuerr7365/
Kinnur7352/
Knoyer7341/
Kinnor7337/
Kennor7328/
Kennur7327/
Knnure732/
Kneurr731/
K'Neur731/
Knojer731/
Knosrt731/
Knorrd730/
Knaurt730/
Kinnore67324/
Knar67295/
Knurova67284/
Knorová67179/
Knür6743/
Knauert6739/
Kinnure6737/
Knurová6724/
Knorova6720/
Kennore6717/
Knór679/
Kennure675/
Kemnuir675/
Kinngor673/
Knuorre672/
Knahuer671/
Kemnore671/
Kimnnur671/
Kimnore671/
Cnur671/
Kyonnor671/
Cennour671/
Qnur671/
Kennuer670/
Kinneur670/
Cnor670/
Kenneur670/

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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
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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 Knour
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