Knuver Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knuver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knuver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Norway31:1,714,09579,528

The alternate forms: Knüver (505) are calculated separately.

Knuver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knuver occurs most in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms: Knüver. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knuver? popularity and diffusion

Knuver is the 2,746,821st most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Knuver occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Knuver reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 703,632. In The Netherlands Knuver is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 58 percent reside, North Holland, where 29 percent reside and Friesland, where 4 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Knuver exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Knuver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knuver are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knuver earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 34.3% less than the national average, earning 227,358 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.66% less than the national average, earning $32,509 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knüver94505/
Knuever9274/
Knuyver9216/
Kneuver923/
Knauver921/
Knuijver8623/
Knuwer8324/
Kniver830/
Knauber771,146/
Knüvert776/
Kneuber773/
Kneuuer771/
Knoever771/
Kniever770/
Knouber770/
Knuewer770/
Knauverová751/
Kenniver711/
Knower671,033/
Knüwer67180/
Knowear620/
Cnower500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Knuver
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