Know Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Know Last Name Facts

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

Know is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Know? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Know live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Know is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 52 people.

Know is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States Know is most common in: California, where 22 percent reside, Virginia, where 20 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 5 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Know Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Know has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 2 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Know Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Know last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Know last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knowa8996/
Knowe8929/
Knouw8926/
Knoow890/
Kennow8036/
Kemnow807/
Knowtt802/
Knowch801/
Knof75838/
Knov753/
Knuw752/
Knaw751/
Cnow750/
Kinnowe731/
Knopf6714,272/
Knoff671,285/
Knoph67681/
Knoef67353/
Knouf67163/
Knoof67131/
Knofe67119/
Knoev6730/
Knawe6720/
Knofs6711/
Knohf678/
Knoft673/
Khnov672/
Knaws671/
Knofp671/
Knotf671/
Knovs671/
Knuob671/
Knozf671/
Knoub670/
Knawf670/
Knawp670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Know
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