Knysak Surname

333,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Knysak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knysak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9891:38,4316,006
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Knysak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knysak is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knysak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 333,448th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,577,208 people. The last name Knysak occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Knysak live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Knysak is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 989 people, or 1 in 38,431. Without taking into account Poland this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Knysak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knysak last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

Knysak earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.09% less than the national average, earning $30,164 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knysiak9231/
Knysok8335/
Knesak836/
Knisak832/
Knyzak832/
Knyżak831/
Knyziak77190/
Knyssok774/
Knysiok771/
Knesack770/
Kneshak770/
Knajsiak7117/
Knizak6753/
Knešak6712/
Knezak678/
Knežak671/
Knisac670/
Knezeak6233/
Knizakova533/
Kneezsadq531/
Knížák5023/
Knižák5012/
Knezac503/
Kněžák501/

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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 Knysak
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