Khnissi Surname

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

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Khnissi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khnissi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia251:24,4253,774
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Khnissi Last Name Facts

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

Khnissi has its highest incidence in Tunisia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khnissi? popularity and diffusion

Khnissi is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Khnissi is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Khnissi reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The last name is most commonly held in Tunisia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 24,425. Other than Tunisia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent are found and Italy, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knissi921/
Khneisi8615/
Knaissi8611/
Khnissa862/
Kneissi861/
Khnisseh801/
Khnaises801/
Knisse7727/
Knüssi779/
Knisis778/
Knussi776/
Knishi775/
Knaisi771/
Hneisi771/
Knisie771/
Khneisser75307/
Khnaisser7521/
Kneessi7198/
Hnisshe716/
Khnaizi712/
Knieszi711/
Knisser711/
Khneisa711/
Knaissy711/
Knishio711/
Kniesse711/
Kinnishi67315/
Knizi67207/
Kennishi67175/
Knise6753/
Knisa6747/
Chennisi6736/
Knisy676/
Knusi676/
Kneisser673/
Khnesser671/
Chinnisi671/
Kniessey670/

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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 Khnissi
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