Knowells Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Knowells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knowells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Knowells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knowells is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knowells? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Knowells occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Knowells reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 33 percent reside, Nevada, where 33 percent reside and Rhode Island, where 33 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 17 percent reside and Colombia, where 17 percent reside.

Knowells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knowells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knowells surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knouwells943/
Knowels93149/
Knowlls932/
Knoweles886/
Knowlles885/
Knouwels882/
Knowls8663/
Knoels861/
Knowles8087,790/
Knoeles801/
Knovels800/
Kneells800/
Knouels800/
Knobels800/
Knowless7515/
Knowiles751/
Knowlese750/
Knevells750/
Knowoles750/
Knevills750/
Knawls713/
Knowlz711/
Knouls710/
Kneals710/
Knevels67734/
Knevals6735/
Knoules674/
Knovles674/
Knévels671/
Knowlesová671/
Kneeles671/
Knaulls671/
Knejels671/
Knovals670/
Cnowles670/
Kneuvels6352/
Kneusels6313/
Knouelez630/
Knauls5794/
Knails571/
Knables530/
Knaules530/
Cneuvels504/
Kennayls500/

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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 Knowells
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