Kneef Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kneef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Kneef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kneef is found most in Pakistan. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Kneef are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan Kneef is most common in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 100 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Kneef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kneef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kneef surname contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Knef89108/
Khneefh831/
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Knief801,430/
Knoef80353/
Kneff80138/
Khnef80110/
Kneif80109/
Knefz8037/
Kneev8023/
Knepf805/
Qneef804/
Kneew801/
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Knoeff73147/
Knieff73110/
Kneiff7321/
Khneif739/
Kniepf735/
Knheew734/
Knejev731/
Kneife731/
Khneev731/
Kneift731/
Kennef731/
Kneipf730/
Kneeph730/
Knefsz730/
Knew67120/
Knif6791/
Knyf6750/
Knev6737/
Kenneff6720/
Cnef672/
Knjf671/
Kinneff670/

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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 Kneef
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