Knoška Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Knoška Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Knoška Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2241:23,8233,939
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Knoska (66) & Knośka (1) are calculated separately.

Knoška Last Name Facts

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

Knoška is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Knoska or Knośka. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoška? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,076,574th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name Knoška occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knoška live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Slovakia, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 23,823. In Slovakia Knoška is most numerous in: Žilina Region, where 79 percent live, Banská Bystrica Region, where 8 percent live and Bratislava Region, where 7 percent live. Beside Slovakia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoska9466/
Knośka941/
Knoka9146/
Knoško8337/
Knotka8312/
Knoko733/
Knaka732/
Knoca730/
Knotko67361/
Knoski67173/
Knokey6787/
Knoske6786/
Cnotka6750/
Knosky6747/
Knosko6719/
Knoica671/
Knuska671/
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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 Knoška
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