Kneene Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kneene Surname Definition:

Probably also a contraction of Mac Cianain. In our early documents it seems to be confused with Nevyn or Nevyne. Andrew John Nevyn is one of the twenty-four Keys in 1418, while Jenkin M’Nyne in 1429 is called Jenkine Mac Nevyne in 1430. If it is a corruption of Nevyn, which is common in Scotland at the present day in the form Niven, it is from (G.

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Kneene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kneene Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably also a contraction of Mac Cianain. In our early documents it seems to be confused with Nevyn or Nevyne. Andrew John Nevyn is one of the twenty-four Keys in 1418, while Jenkin M’Nyne in 1429 is called Jenkine Mac Nevyne in 1430. If it is a corruption of Nevyn, which is common in Scotland at the present day in the form Niven, it is from (G.) naomh, 'a saint'. It is sometimes pronounced as if written Creen. It is a purely Manx name.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Kneene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kneene is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneene? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kneene live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Kneene is most frequent in: California, where 100 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knene913/
Kneten8391/
Knesen835/
Kneine832/
Knnene831/
Knenes830/
Knehne830/
Knener830/
Kennene7715/
Kinnene776/
Knetten774/
K'Neine771/
Kneisen770/
Knine73174/
Knein73140/
Kneni7316/
Knane7314/
Knean736/
Kngen731/
Cnene731/
Kneun730/
Knone730/
Kneitner7129/
Kneisner7119/
Kennener715/
K'Neinne712/
Kemnegne712/
Kennehen711/
Knenecht711/
Kennegne711/
Knettner710/
Kennesen710/
Kinneane710/
Kehenean710/
Knöner67151/
Khnein6718/
Knaneh673/
Knineh673/
Qunene672/
Kneina672/
Knyneh671/
Kennetner671/
Kengnegne671/
Knysen671/
Knenyo671/
Kniten671/
Knigne671/
Kneiny671/
Knohne670/
Knoney670/
Kniney670/

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