Knowls Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Knowls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knowls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6421:78,2228,279

Knowls Last Name Facts

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

Knowls is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knowls? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Knowls is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Knowls live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States Knowls is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 25 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 13 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 3 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Knowls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knowls has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knowls surname declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knowls Last Name Statistics demography

Knowls earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.14% less than the national average, earning $34,459 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knowles9287,790/
Knowels92149/
Knowlls922/
Knowless8615/
Knowells866/
Knowlles865/
Knouwels862/
Knowlese860/
Knawls833/
Knowlz831/
Knouwells803/
Knewels777/
Knovles774/
Knewles771/
Knobels770/
Cnowles770/
Knowlesová751/
Knables620/

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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 Knowls
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