Knowledge Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Knowledge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knowledge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Knowledge (14,614) may also be a first name.

Knowledge Last Name Facts

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

Knowledge is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knowledge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,203,767th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Knowledge reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 47,257th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 14,614 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 37 percent reside, Rivers, where 37 percent reside and Benue, where 15 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 16 percent reside.

Knowledge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Knowledge surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoledge941/
Nawledge821/
Knowlese820/
Noldge8014/
Knowlesa710/
Nulledge710/
Nilledge710/
Nöldge675/

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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 Knowledge
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