Knútsson Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Knútsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knútsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland541:7,039767
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knutsson966,689/
Knuthsson823/
Knutssson821/
Knutssonn821/
Knutson8026,465/
Knotson807/
Knosson803/
Knudtson752,292/
Knuthson7542/
Knustson754/
Knutssen753/
Knudsson753/
Knodtson752/
Knutzson752/
Knutsoon751/
Knuttson751/
Knutsonn751/
Knnutson750/
Knoutson750/
Knutdson750/
Knootson750/
Kneutson750/
Knuson714/
Kneudtson710/
Knutsen6713,040/
Knudson6711,194/
Knutzon6777/
Knossen6741/
Knussen6717/
Knotsen675/
Knuzson673/
Knutsonová672/
Knutsom672/
Knucson672/
Knutsén671/
Knutsèn671/
Cnosson671/
Knutsun671/
Knodson671/
Kneuson670/

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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 Knútsson
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