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 occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kneef? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found 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.
The last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan Kneef is most frequent in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 100 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.
Kneef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kneef has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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