Knu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Knu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Knu (28) may also be a first name.

Knu Last Name Facts

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

Knu (Marathi: कनू, Russian: Кну) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Knu are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Knu is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.

The last name Knu is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 60 percent are found, New York, where 20 percent are found and Ohio, where 20 percent are found. Excluding The United States Knu occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 21 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knau86284/
Khnu8617/
Knou866/
Knux864/
Kneu864/
Knuz863/
Knuj863/
Kknu862/
Knuh861/
Kngu861/
Cknu861/
Knnu861/
Knui861/
Kinnu75208/
Knauz75160/
Knuyt7571/
Kneup7564/
Knuut7554/
Kneut7551/
Knoup7547/
Knaud7530/
Khnuy7525/
Khnau7523/
Kennu7513/
Kneuß7512/
Kngau758/
Kneus754/
Knuus753/
Knuht753/
Knnup753/
Kknnu752/
Knudh752/
Knuzz751/
Knuph751/
Knoux751/
Knudd751/
Knusp751/
Knutp751/
Knudė751/
Knusz751/
Khnuh751/
Knnou751/
Knult750/
Knupf750/
Knnud750/
Kneud750/
Knaust67972/
Knaupp67754/
Knautz67749/
Kneuss67547/
Kinnou67537/
Kennou67428/
Knausz67299/
Knuijt67146/
Knaudt67124/
Knuist67105/
Knauts6769/
Kneuts6737/
Kinnud6721/
Knoupf6720/
Knauhs6720/
Cnu6716/
Knnupp6712/
Knæhus679/
Knaußt678/
Khnous676/
Knuuth675/
Knusch673/
Kuennu672/
Kinnup672/
Qnu672/
Kennui672/
Knouth672/
Knauch671/
Knaubp671/
Kennuy671/
Knault671/
Knouph671/
Knuuts671/
Knoutz671/
Kuunnu671/
Khnnou671/
Knnaut671/
Knnust671/
Kneutz671/
Knouts670/
Kimnau670/
Knoust670/
Knoult670/
Kennau670/
Kneuth670/

Knu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knu in the Marathi language
कनूkanu33.33
कनुkanu33.33
कानूkanu33.33
Knu in the Russian language
Кнуknu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knu
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