Knös Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Knös Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Knös Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Finland161:343,54424,270
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Knõš (15) are calculated separately.

Knös Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knös is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Knõš. Click here to see other possible spellings of Knös.

How Common Is The Last Name Knös? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Knös reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 351,670. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 21 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 31 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knöss89215/
Knöhs897/
Knõš8315/
Knösch8028/
Kynnös8023/
Knöß75796/
Knöd7527/
Knösche7316/
Knesz67304/
Knash67152/
Knöpp67121/
Knosh6747/
Knesh6739/
Könnö6738/
Kännö6729/
Knött6718/
Kånäs675/
Kneus674/
Knäse672/
Knaes671/
Knasz671/
Knoes671/
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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 Knös
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