Knur Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4951:162,63719,290
United States501:7,249,179331,838
France371:1,795,209158,669
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Israel91:950,84857,975
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Knür (43) are calculated separately.

Knur (11) may also be a first name.

Knur Last Name Facts

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

Knur (Russian: Кнур) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Knür. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knur is the 485,771st most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. Knur occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Knur are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Knur is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 495 people, or 1 in 162,637. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent are found, Bavaria, where 5 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Germany Knur is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Knur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knur last name expanded 385 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knur are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Knur earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knür9243/
Knurr89218/
Knuhr89122/
Knaur89101/
Knour8950/
Khnur8928/
Kneur8921/
Knure891/
Knurp890/
Kinnur8052/
Kennur8027/
Knnure802/
Kngour801/
Kneurr801/
K'Neur801/
Knoure800/
Knaurt800/
Knor751,770/
Knór759/
Qnur751/
Cnur751/
Knurova73284/
Kinnure7337/
Knurová7324/
Kemnuir735/
Kennure735/
Kennour731/
Kimnnur731/
Kenneur730/
Kinneur730/
Knorr6724,165/
Knorz67783/
Knoer67211/
Knoor67134/
Knürr6723/
Khnor6719/
Knourová678/
Knaurová675/
Knnor674/
Hkennour671/
Kinneurd671/
Knorh670/
Kinnuird670/

Knur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knur in the Russian language
Кнурknur-

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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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  • 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 Knur
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