Knørr Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Knørr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knørr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Greenland71:8,054710
Norway61:857,04855,549

The alternate forms: Knrr (16) are calculated separately.

Knørr Last Name Facts

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

Knørr is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Knrr. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knørr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Knørr is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Knørr reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 282,236. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Region Zealand, where 55 percent reside, North Denmark Region, where 15 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Denmark this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Greenland, where 21 percent reside and Norway, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knrr9616/
Kenrr803/
Knr7521/
Kenr676/
Knnr672/
Kinr672/
Knrd672/
Hknr672/
Knhr671/
Gknr671/
Kynr671/
Cnrr671/
Qnrr671/
Knrp671/
Knrt671/
Kuenr6016/
Kuunr607/
Kenrz602/
Kinrz601/
Kenrh601/
Koenr601/
Kinrt601/
Khnrp601/
Keenr601/
Kenrt601/
Kenrp600/
Kehnr600/
Kneher5559/
Kuehnr550/
Qnr50251/
Cnr505/

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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
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  • 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 Knørr
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