Knee Surname

117,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Knee Surname Definition:

From the German, Knie; a personal name.

Knee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9311:187,70518,652
England6661:83,6619,219
Australia6111:44,1835,577
Canada4681:78,7308,833
Wales591:52,4504,823
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Austria341:250,45429,541
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway71:734,61250,907
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4581:53,2216,398
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4311:116,51711,457

Knee (40) may also be a first name.

Knee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Knie; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Knee Last Name Facts

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

Knee occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knee is the 117,223rd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,854,809 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Knee are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 40 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,931 people, or 1 in 187,705. In The United States Knee is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Knee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knee surname expanded 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 983 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Knee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Knee surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Knee surname are 11.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Knee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.77% less than the national average, earning 239,589 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 176.18% more than the national average, earning R 656,304 per year; in United States they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning $45,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning $46,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knehe8922/
Kneep898/
Kneey891/
Kneee890/
Kne86260/
Kinnee80719/
Kneher8059/
Kneetz806/
Kemnee806/
Kennee804/
Kneeht801/
Kneepp801/
Kneeth801/
Kneeph800/
Knie751,664/
Knue75555/
Khne75340/
Kneć75226/
Knye75134/
Kney7586/
Knea7566/
Kneř7559/
Knei7533/
Knoe7512/
Kneh7511/
Kneš759/
Kneß758/
Knej758/
Åkne756/
Kőne755/
Kneu754/
Gkne752/
Knhe752/
Qnee752/
Knje751/
Kníe751/
Ckne751/
Knne751/
Kned751/
Kkne751/
Knae750/
Kinneer73355/
Kneesch73108/
Kneeová7310/
Kenneey733/
Kengnee732/
Kinneye731/
Kingnee731/
Kenneye730/
Kenne6766,482/
Kinne676,033/
Knerr673,743/
Künne672,521/
Kneis67754/
Knehr67402/
Knesz67304/
Knets6799/
Qneez6798/
Knejp6777/
Kneup6764/
Kneut6751/
Knetz6746/
Könne6744/
Kneys6736/
Knecz6736/
Knowe6729/
Køhne6728/
Kneja6728/
Knezz6722/
Knoje6720/
Knawe6720/
Kånge6718/
Kneiß6714/
Kniej6714/
Kneuß6712/
Åknes6711/
Khnea678/
Knneh678/
Kønye676/
Knieh676/
Knney675/
Knoye675/
Knehs675/
Knepf675/
Kneus674/
Khnae674/
Khnoe674/
Knned673/
Kynne673/
Khnge672/
Knaue672/
Knije672/
Kneat671/
Khnie671/
Knedd671/
Knner671/
Knoue671/
Ckney671/
Khnue671/
Kenneieh671/
Kneah671/
Knnie671/
Knaye671/
Knihe671/
Kenñe671/
Khneh671/
Knaie671/
Knaje671/
K'Nes671/
Kőnye671/
Khnye671/
Knuje671/
Ckkne671/
Ckner671/
Kneia671/
Knhye671/
Kcnet671/
Kenneyed670/
Knher670/
Kneud670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knee
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