Knees Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Knees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1601:503,15942,903
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Austria451:189,23224,045
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Knees (10) may also be a first name.

Knees Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Knees? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knees is the 825,152nd most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Knees reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Knees is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 503,159. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 61 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Hamburg, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Germany Knees is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Austria, where 13 percent reside.

Knees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knees has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knees last name expanded 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knees Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knees last name are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56% registered to vote for the party.

Knees earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.25% less than the national average, earning $40,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneese91510/
Khnees912/
Knes89461/
Kneesch83108/
Knies803,718/
Kness801,003/
Kneis80754/
Knese80725/
Knesz80304/
Knets8099/
Knece8085/
Kneas8054/
Knesh8039/
Kneys8036/
Khnes8014/
Åknes8011/
Knehs805/
Kneus804/
Kneez804/
Knoes801/
Knaes801/
K'Nes801/
Kennes731,797/
Kniess731,493/
Kneece73763/
Kneuss73547/
Kinnes73306/
Kneisz73237/
Kneiss73205/
Kneist73176/
Kniesz73164/
Knoess73128/
Kneise7363/
Kneass7360/
Kneice7343/
Høknes7342/
Kneuts7337/
Kneuse7335/
Knesch7322/
Knowes7318/
Knesse7317/
Kneyse7313/
Kneetz736/
Könnes736/
Knetsz735/
Cneesh735/
Kneihs733/
Kneche733/
Kniehs732/
Kneits731/
Kniesh731/
Knehss731/
Knaess731/
Khnest731/
Knawes731/
Knejsz731/
Kneish730/
Knease730/
Knaues730/
Knez675,664/
Knis67480/
Kneć67226/
Knys6772/
Kneisch6743/
Kniesch6740/
Kinnest6735/
Kneš679/
Kinnaes678/
Kneß678/
Kinneas676/
Knesche675/
Kneyseh674/
Khneche674/
Cnes674/
Kennies673/
Knowies673/
Kenneys672/
Kinneys672/
Knís672/
Kennece671/
Knestch671/
Kinnesh671/
Kinnies671/
Quneese671/
Knescht671/
Kinneås671/
Kingnes671/
Koennes671/
Kneitce670/
Kneiseh670/
Kennesh670/
Kimneas670/
Kinness670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knees
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