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 last name Knuth is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Knüth. Click here for further potential spellings of Knuth.
How Common Is The Last Name Knuth? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 39,992nd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 555,411 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Knuth live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. Knuth is also the 263,138th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 943 people.
It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 5,990 people, or 1 in 13,440. In Germany Knuth is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent are found, Berlin, where 15 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.
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 grew 1,484 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Knuth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Knuth last name are 22.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.39% registered to vote for the political 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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