Knowless Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Knowless Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knowless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Knowless Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knowless has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knowless? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Knowless is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Knowless live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Knowless is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 40 percent reside, East Java, where 20 percent reside and Jakarta, where 20 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Knowless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knowless has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knowless surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knowles9387,790/
Knowlles885/
Knowlees881/
Knowlese880/
Knowls8663/
Knowels80149/
Knovles804/
Knowlls802/
Knewles801/
Knowlis801/
Cnowles800/
Knowlesová781/
Knowells756/
Knouwels752/
Knowlech751/
Knouwells713/
Knawls713/
Knowlz711/
Knewels677/
Knobels670/
Knables670/
Knovlich502/

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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 Knowless
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis