Know Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Know Surname Definition:
Weak forms of Knowl(e, Knoll, q.v.
Or, if he wanders up the howe, Her living image, in her yowe [ewe], Comes bleating to him owre the knowe.— Burns, ‘Poor Mailie’s Elegy,’ 26-8
Know Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:4,588,088 | 240,017 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Know (52) may also be a first name.
Know Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Weak forms of Knowl(e, Knoll, q.v.
Or, if he wanders up the howe, Her living image, in her yowe [ewe], Comes bleating to him owre the knowe.— Burns, ‘Poor Mailie’s Elegy,’ 26-8
Know Demographics
Average Male Know Height
175.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Know Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Know Come From? nationality or country of origin
Know occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Know? popularity and diffusion
The surname Know is the 1,710,039th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Know are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 52 people.
The last name Know is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 22 percent live, Virginia, where 20 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 5 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Know Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Know has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Know surname fell 2 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Know Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Know surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the political party.
Know earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $45,910 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowa | 89 | 96 | / |
| Knowe | 89 | 29 | / |
| Knouw | 89 | 26 | / |
| Knoow | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kennow | 80 | 36 | / |
| Kemnow | 80 | 7 | / |
| Knowtt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knowch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knof | 75 | 838 | / |
| Knov | 75 | 3 | / |
| Knuw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Knaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cnow | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinnowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knopf | 67 | 14,272 | / |
| Knoff | 67 | 1,285 | / |
| Knoph | 67 | 681 | / |
| Knoef | 67 | 353 | / |
| Knouf | 67 | 163 | / |
| Knoof | 67 | 131 | / |
| Knofe | 67 | 119 | / |
| Knoev | 67 | 30 | / |
| Knawe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Knofs | 67 | 11 | / |
| Knohf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Knoft | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khnov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knofp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knotf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knovs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knuob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knozf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knoub | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knawf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knawp | 67 | 0 | / |
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