Knowers Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Knowers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knowers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Knowers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knowers is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knowers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Knowers live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Knowers is most numerous in England, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Knowers is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 85 percent reside, Durham, where 8 percent reside and West Midlands, where 8 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside.

Knowers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knowers has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Knowers last name expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knowers Last Name Statistics demography

Knowers earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoers9212/
Knears770/
Knours770/
Knuvers71175/
Knauers714/
Knourse710/
Knuivers67155/
Kneevers6725/
Kniersch671/
Kinnears670/
Knaiars571/

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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 Knowers
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