Knuth Surname
Approximately 13,121 people bear this surname
Knuth Surname Definition:
(Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish) Descendant of Knut or Canute (hill, or white-haired); dweller at, or on, a hill; one with an aggressive nature.
Knuth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,990 | 1:13,440 | 1,751 |
| United States | 5,297 | 1:68,427 | 7,955 |
| Poland | 487 | 1:78,047 | 12,144 |
| Brazil | 362 | 1:591,366 | 22,036 |
| Denmark | 204 | 1:27,670 | 2,854 |
| Australia | 151 | 1:178,779 | 18,110 |
| Uruguay | 138 | 1:24,868 | 2,900 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Venezuela | 45 | 1:671,202 | 11,567 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Ecuador | 32 | 1:497,058 | 10,858 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Slovakia | 17 | 1:313,909 | 44,635 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 357 | 1:140,669 | 13,251 |
The alternate forms: Knüth (1) are calculated separately.
Knuth (943) may also be a first name.
Knuth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish) Descendant of Knut or Canute (hill, or white-haired); dweller at, or on, a hill; one with an aggressive nature.
Knuth Demographics
Average Male Knuth Height
177.11 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Knuth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knuth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knuth has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Knüth. For other potential spellings of Knuth click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knuth? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 39,992nd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 555,411 people. The surname Knuth is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Knuth reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 263,138th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 943 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5,990 people, or 1 in 13,440. In Germany Knuth is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent reside, Berlin, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.
Knuth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Knuth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,484 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Knuth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knuth surname are 22.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.39% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Knuth earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 53.7% more than the national average, earning $34,893,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $46,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning $58,092 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knüth | 93 | 1 | / |
| Knauth | 91 | 2,251 | / |
| Knuuth | 91 | 5 | / |
| Knouth | 91 | 2 | / |
| Knuthe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kneuth | 91 | 0 | / |
| Knut | 89 | 1,533 | / |
| Knauthe | 83 | 488 | / |
| Kennuth | 83 | 17 | / |
| Khnutdh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knaut | 80 | 1,128 | / |
| Knutt | 80 | 426 | / |
| Knuit | 80 | 172 | / |
| Knute | 80 | 111 | / |
| Knuyt | 80 | 71 | / |
| Knuut | 80 | 54 | / |
| Kneut | 80 | 51 | / |
| Knout | 80 | 40 | / |
| Knudt | 80 | 26 | / |
| Knuht | 80 | 3 | / |
| Knudh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khnut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cnuth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knutp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knuthová | 77 | 12 | / |
| Knuthova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knaust | 73 | 972 | / |
| Knautz | 73 | 749 | / |
| Knaute | 73 | 156 | / |
| Knuijt | 73 | 146 | / |
| Knaudt | 73 | 124 | / |
| Knuist | 73 | 105 | / |
| Knauts | 73 | 69 | / |
| Knutte | 73 | 38 | / |
| Kneuts | 73 | 37 | / |
| Kneute | 73 | 10 | / |
| Knaußt | 73 | 8 | / |
| Knuste | 73 | 4 | / |
| Knnust | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kneutz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knnaut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knuutt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinnut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kennut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knoutz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knuuts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knudte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knautt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knoust | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knouts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knot | 67 | 1,579 | / |
| Knutova | 67 | 755 | / |
| Knutová | 67 | 83 | / |
| Knud | 67 | 23 | / |
| Cnut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennutt | 67 | 0 | / |
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