Kneer Surname

146,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kneer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0891:38,5385,110
United States7721:469,50639,946
Chile561:314,5808,983
Lebanon401:140,9277,127
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England61:9,286,343223,652
Palestine61:758,14214,544
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Kneer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kneer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 146,609th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,410,700 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kneer reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 2,089 people, or 1 in 38,538. In Germany Kneer is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 55 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Chile, where 2 percent reside.

Kneer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kneer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kneer last name increased 594 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kneer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kneer last name is chiefly Maronite (98%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kneer surname are 15.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kneer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $44,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.48% more than the national average, earning $63,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneuer91673/
Kneier91256/
Kneher9159/
Kneyer9120/
Knejer918/
Kner89116/
Kinneer83355/
Kneiert8311/
Kenneer831/
Knerr803,743/
Knier80702/
Knehr80402/
Knoer80211/
Knear80119/
Kneir8059/
Kneur8021/
Knere806/
Khner804/
Knner801/
Knert801/
Ckner801/
Knuer800/
Knaer800/
Knger800/
Knerd800/
Knher800/
Khniejer774/
Kenneyer770/
Knauer7315,802/
Kenner738,102/
Kinner733,795/
Knower731,033/
Knoerr73748/
Könner73239/
Knaier73181/
Knuerr7365/
Knoyer7341/
Knayer7338/
Känner7333/
Kågner7311/
Åknert7310/
Künner736/
Quneer734/
Khnger733/
Knouer733/
Khneir733/
Kneahr732/
Knhere732/
Knawer731/
Kneurr731/
K'Neur731/
Knojer731/
Knierz731/
Cneuer731/
Hckner730/
Kneyrt730/
Knnier730/
Kinnear679,142/
Knyr67615/
Kinnaer67302/
Kinnier67247/
Kınayer67161/
Koenner6787/
Kinnert6785/
Kinneir6780/
Künnert6761/
Kneř6759/
Kienner6744/
Knauert6739/
Kuenner6725/
Kennear6716/
Knir6714/
Khnijer679/
Kemnert676/
Kinnere674/
Cner673/
Kisnner673/
Knaiher673/
Kinnerr672/
Keenner672/
Keemner672/
Knerova672/
Kaenner672/
Kimnear671/
Kinnerd671/
Knahuer671/
Hæckner671/
Khneyar671/
Kennger671/
Knjr671/
Knhr671/
Knre671/
Kemnerd671/
Kennier670/
Kenneir670/
Kennuer670/
Kennere670/
Kinneur670/
Kenneur670/
Kinnerp670/
Keunner670/

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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 Kneer
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