Kneene Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKneene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
Kneene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kneene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kneene is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kneene? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,316,765th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kneene reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Kneene is primarily concentrated in: California, where 100 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knene | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kneten | 83 | 91 | / |
| Knesen | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kneine | 83 | 2 | / |
| Knnene | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knenes | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knehne | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knener | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kennene | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kinnene | 77 | 6 | / |
| Knetten | 77 | 4 | / |
| K'Neine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kneisen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Knine | 73 | 174 | / |
| Knein | 73 | 140 | / |
| Kneni | 73 | 16 | / |
| Knane | 73 | 14 | / |
| Knean | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kngen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cnene | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kneun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knone | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kneitner | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kneisner | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kennener | 71 | 5 | / |
| K'Neinne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kemnegne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kennehen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knenecht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kennegne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knettner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kennesen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinneane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kehenean | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knöner | 67 | 151 | / |
| Khnein | 67 | 18 | / |
| Knaneh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knineh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qunene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kneina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knyneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennetner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kengnegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knysen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kniten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knigne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneiny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knohne | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knoney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kniney | 67 | 0 | / |
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