Knútsson Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Knútsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 54 | 1:7,039 | 767 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
The alternate forms: Knutsson (6,689) are calculated separately.
Knútsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knútsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knútsson has its highest incidence in Iceland. It may appear in the variant forms: Knutsson. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Knútsson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555,468th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knútsson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 7,039. In Iceland it is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 35 percent are found, Northwestern Region, where 22 percent are found and Northeastern Region, where 19 percent are found. Barring Iceland this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knutsson | 96 | 6,689 | / |
| Knuthsson | 82 | 3 | / |
| Knutssson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Knutssonn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Knutson | 80 | 26,465 | / |
| Knotson | 80 | 7 | / |
| Knosson | 80 | 3 | / |
| Knudtson | 75 | 2,292 | / |
| Knuthson | 75 | 42 | / |
| Knustson | 75 | 4 | / |
| Knutssen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Knudsson | 75 | 3 | / |
| Knodtson | 75 | 2 | / |
| Knutzson | 75 | 2 | / |
| Knutsoon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knuttson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knutsonn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knnutson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Knoutson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Knutdson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Knootson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kneutson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Knuson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kneudtson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knutsen | 67 | 13,040 | / |
| Knudson | 67 | 11,194 | / |
| Knutzon | 67 | 77 | / |
| Knossen | 67 | 41 | / |
| Knussen | 67 | 17 | / |
| Knotsen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Knuzson | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knutsonová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knutsom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knucson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knutsén | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knutsèn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnosson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knutsun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knodson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneuson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Knútsson
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