Kroknes Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kroknes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kroknes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1181:43,5796,247
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kroknes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kroknes is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kroknes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,649,806th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kroknes are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 43,579. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 51 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 23 percent are found and Central Norway, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Norway this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Kroknes Last Name Statistics demography

Kroknes earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning 368,323 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kraknes8630/
Kroknje861/
Krockner8013/
Kroknay717/
Crokner711/
Krocnne711/
Kreqnesh670/
Krakna621/
Crocnet571/
Crackne571/
Croskny570/
Crackner530/

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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 Kroknes
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