Knoy Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Knoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5621:644,94551,776
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Knoy (13) may also be a first name.

Knoy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knoy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 551,387th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,586,435 people. The surname Knoy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Knoy are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 13 people.

Knoy is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 562 people, or 1 in 644,945. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 35 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and The United States Virgin Islands, where 1 percent reside.

Knoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knoy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 661 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knoy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knoy are 25.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.14% registered with the political party.

Knoy earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $43,004 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khnoy8913/
Knoye895/
Knoys892/
Knoyi891/
Kngoy891/
Kny86549/
Kno8665/
Kennoy80106/
Knojiy809/
Kngoya802/
Kemnoy802/
Kinnoy800/
Knyt75311/
Knye75134/
Kney7586/
Khno7565/
Knyś7552/
Knoß7535/
Knio7530/
Knyć7517/
Knay7513/
Knoe7512/
Knyi759/
Knoh758/
Knou756/
Kngo756/
Knoa753/
Knyp753/
Kcny753/
Knoj752/
Knyč752/
Cnoy752/
Knyź752/
Khny752/
Knno751/
Knoi751/
Knoo751/
Kniy751/
Knyš751/
Ckny751/
Kqny751/
Gkno751/
Hkno751/
Knuo751/
Knyd751/
Knyo751/
Knyy751/
Kcno751/
Kingnoy732/
Kennoys730/
Kenny6780,318/
Kinno671,240/
Kinny671,052/
Knoph67681/
Knysz67472/
Kenno67116/
Knuyt6771/
Kngoi6752/
Knoup6747/
Kneys6736/
Knowe6729/
Knoos6728/
Khnuy6725/
Knoje6720/
Knayp6719/
Knois6716/
Känno6711/
Kniya678/
Knoji676/
Knohs676/
Kınay676/
Kønye676/
Khnay676/
Knney675/
Khnoe674/
Cnoyi673/
Knoja672/
Knytt672/
Knood672/
Kccny671/
K'Noh671/
Knaio671/
Kneey671/
Knocz671/
Knoii671/
Knoue671/
Knoux671/
Knypp671/
Knyth671/
Ckney671/
Knnay671/
Knaye671/
Khnio671/
Knnou671/
Känny671/
Kõnno671/
Kőnye671/
Knooz671/
Khnye671/
Knooa671/
Knaya671/
Knhye671/
Knyss671/
Knyzs671/
Kknio671/
Khnoo671/
Khnyz671/
Knohe670/

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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 Knoy
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