Knuckles Surname

124,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Knuckles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knuckles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8501:127,17913,474
Liberia4791:9,2041,040
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England161:3,482,379114,324
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

Knuckles (22) may also be a first name.

Knuckles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knuckles is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Knuckles.

How Common Is The Last Name Knuckles? popularity and diffusion

It is the 124,918th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,998,230 people. Knuckles is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Knuckles reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Knuckles is also the 2,301,746th most common forename globally, borne by 22 people.

The last name Knuckles is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,850 people, or 1 in 127,179. In The United States Knuckles is most common in: Kentucky, where 12 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Knuckles is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 13 percent reside and Ghana, where 8 percent reside.

Knuckles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knuckles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knuckles last name rose 1,344 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knuckles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knuckles are 16.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.19% being registered with the political party.

Knuckles earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.36% less than the national average, earning $37,384 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
K'Nuckles942/
Knucles938/
Knukles935/
Knuckls931/
Knickles8822/
Knockles8810/
Knuckels888/
Knockless8210/
Knokles801/
Knickls800/
Knicles800/
Knickels753/

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Knuckles Reference & Research

Nuckolls Worldwide K DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Nuckolls Worldwide K FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Knuckles
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis