Knulst Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knulst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knulst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3851:43,8637,464
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Knülst (1) are calculated separately.

Knulst Last Name Facts

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

Knulst is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Knülst. For other potential spellings of Knulst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knulst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knulst is the 645,988th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Knulst live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knulst is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 43,863. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 30 percent live, Zeeland, where 22 percent live and North Brabant, where 16 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knülst941/
Knauls8394/
Knouls830/
Knulls830/
Knoules774/
Knaulls771/
Knaules770/
Knols73303/
Kneusels7113/
Knoles67876/
Knolls67152/
Knoels671/
Knolles6277/
Knoeles621/
Kknoles620/
Knollsd620/
Knnoles620/
Knooles620/
Kånåhols5731/
Knolz5537/

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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
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  • 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 Knulst
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