Knebes Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knebes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knebes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
United States271:13,424,405494,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Knebes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knebes is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knebes? popularity and diffusion

Knebes is the 2,414,640th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. Knebes is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Knebes are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany Knebes is primarily found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live. Outside of Germany Knebes occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live.

Knebes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knebes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knebes surname increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knebes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knebes last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Knebes earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.34% more than the national average, earning $52,356 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniebes9286/
Kneebes921/
Kneibes920/
Knebe912/
Kniebeis861/
Kneibe8324/
Kniebe8324/
Knebeh8316/
Kneube836/
Knebez832/
Kneber832/
Knibes831/
Knabes830/
Knewes830/
Kniebeiss8022/
Knevets77427/
Khneves77362/
Kneiber77101/
Kneeves7765/
Kneyber7737/
Kneaves7724/
Kneebis7717/
K'Neibe774/
Kneveis771/
Knoebez771/
Khneber771/
Knibess771/
Kneweis771/
Kneibis770/
Kneba73155/
Knäbe73100/
Knibe739/
Kneve736/
Knebj731/
Kneijber7174/
Kniebeiß7147/
Kennebec7111/
Kennebey711/
Kneiba6734/
Knevez6732/
Kniber673/
Knibee672/
Kneibi671/
Knevis671/
Knibis671/
Knesby671/
Kneiby671/
Kinnewess671/

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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 Knebes
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