Kneef Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kneef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Kneef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kneef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kneef is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kneef click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kneef? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly 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.
This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Kneef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kneef has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kneefe | 91 | 28 | / |
| Khneef | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kneief | 91 | 1 | / |
| Knef | 89 | 108 | / |
| Khneefh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kneeffe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knief | 80 | 1,430 | / |
| Knoef | 80 | 353 | / |
| Kneff | 80 | 138 | / |
| Khnef | 80 | 110 | / |
| Kneif | 80 | 109 | / |
| Knefz | 80 | 37 | / |
| Kneev | 80 | 23 | / |
| Knepf | 80 | 5 | / |
| Qneef | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kneew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knefs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knoeff | 73 | 147 | / |
| Knieff | 73 | 110 | / |
| Kneiff | 73 | 21 | / |
| Khneif | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kniepf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Knheew | 73 | 4 | / |
| Knejev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kneife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khneev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kneift | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kennef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kneipf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kneeph | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knefsz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knew | 67 | 120 | / |
| Knif | 67 | 91 | / |
| Knyf | 67 | 50 | / |
| Knev | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kenneff | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cnef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knjf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinneff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kneef
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