Knows Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Knows Surname Definition:

(Scottish) One who lived on the lands of Knock (hill), in Renfrewshire and in various other places in Scotland; one who lived on, or near, a hill or prominence.

Knows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Knows (6) may also be a first name.

Knows Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) One who lived on the lands of Knock (hill), in Renfrewshire and in various other places in Scotland; one who lived on, or near, a hill or prominence.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Knows Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knows (Arabic: نوز) occurs most in Canada. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knows? popularity and diffusion

Knows is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Knows is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Knows live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 6 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada Knows is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 100 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knowse912/
Knofs8011/
Knovs801/
Knaws801/
Knawss732/
Knofsh731/
Knofst731/
Knoffs731/
Knowch731/
Knawst730/
Knavs60610/
Knefs601/
Knufs600/
Knubs600/
Knaufs552/
Knavss551/
Knaffs550/
Knefsz550/
Knauffs509/
Cinnovs501/

Knows Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knows in the Arabic language
نوزnwz-

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Footnotes

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