Knudsen Surname

10,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Knudsen Surname Definition:

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Knud or Canute (hill, or white-haired).

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Knudsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark25,3571:22319
United States12,8901:28,1193,503
Norway7,2011:71452
Canada1,2111:30,4263,974
Germany1,1091:72,5939,197
Sweden6561:15,0101,283
Australia4901:55,0936,756
Greenland4371:12926
England2621:212,66418,215
Argentina2501:170,97414,355
New Zealand2311:19,6033,446
Thailand1701:415,52072,834
Brazil1561:1,372,27146,465
Faroe Islands1051:46774
Spain891:525,30425,940
France781:851,573100,617
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Iceland521:7,309780
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Costa Rica341:140,5902,066
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Finland221:249,85019,707
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
China111:124,301,9616,553
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Austria101:851,54467,454
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Israel91:950,84857,975
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5111:98,2759,988

Knudsen (41) may also be a first name.

Knudsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Knud or Canute (hill, or white-haired).

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

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Knud or Canute (hill, or white-haired).

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname is patronymic. meaning 'son of Knut/Knud/Canute'. Knut derives from the Old Norse, knútr, meaning 'knot'.

- clairemargery

Knudsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knudsen (Arabic: كنودسن, Russian: Кнудсен) is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Knudsen.

How Common Is The Last Name Knudsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,932nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 141,825 people. Knudsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Knudsen are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 25,357 people, or 1 in 223. In Denmark Knudsen is primarily concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 29 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 28 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 22 percent live. Outside of Denmark this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Norway, where 14 percent live.

Knudsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knudsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knudsen surname expanded 2,523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 672 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 625 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 467 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knudsen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Knudsen last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Knudsen surname are 18.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Knudsen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning 376,758 kr per year; in Peru they earn 45.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,112 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.88% more than the national average, earning R 292,020 per year; in United States they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning $48,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,471 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Knudsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knudsen in the Russian language
Кнудсенknudsen-
Knudsen in the Arabic language
كنودسنknwdsn-

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Knudsen Reference & Research

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Knutson-Knudsen 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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