Night Surname
Approximately 34,068 people bear this surname
Night Surname Definition:
A mis-spelling of Knight.
Night Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23,280 | 1:1,677 | 232 |
| Sudan | 3,640 | 1:10,305 | 1,452 |
| Kenya | 2,737 | 1:16,872 | 2,019 |
| Iran | 1,171 | 1:65,570 | 6,923 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,034 | 1:29,841 | 4,317 |
| United States | 492 | 1:736,705 | 57,727 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 68 | 1:227,033 | 25,258 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| China | 34 | 1:40,215,340 | 2,154 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Vietnam | 9 | 1:10,294,006 | 2,767 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 155 | 1:157,260 | 13,677 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,475 | 1:34,047 | 4,076 |
Night (29,155) may also be a first name.
Night Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A mis-spelling of Knight.
Same as Knight, from Anglo-Saxon cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, servant.
Night Demographics
Average Male Night Height
175.62 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Night Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Night Come From? nationality or country of origin
Night (Hindi: निघत, Marathi: िनघो़ट) occurs most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Night? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,311th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 213,912 people. The last name Night occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Night reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Night is also the 28,516th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 29,155 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 23,280 people, or 1 in 1,677. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 13 percent reside, Bundibugyo District, where 11 percent reside and Koboko District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 100 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.
Night Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Night has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Night surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Night Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (99%) in Kenya.
In The United States Night are 1.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Night earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 49.34% less than the national average, earning R 120,396 per year; in United States they earn 29.34% less than the national average, earning $30,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.4% less than the national average, earning $38,553 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Night Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Night in the Hindi language | ||
| निघत | nighata | 90.91 |
| निगत | nigata | 4.55 |
| निगहत | nigahata | 3.03 |
| Night in the Marathi language | ||
| िनघो़ट | inaghota | 66.67 |
| िनघत | inaghata | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
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