Knef Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

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

Knef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Knef (12) may also be a first name.

Knef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knef is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knef is the 1,765,740th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Knef live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Knef is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States Knef is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 24 percent live, Florida, where 21 percent live and Ohio, where 17 percent live. Excluding The United States Knef is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent live and Italy, where 2 percent live.

Knef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knef surname rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knef last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Knef earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $50,217 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knief891,430/
Kneff89138/
Khnef89110/
Kneif89109/
Knefz8937/
Knepf895/
Kneef894/
Knefs891/
Knieff80110/
Kneefe8028/
Kneiff8021/
Khneif809/
Khneef806/
Kniepf805/
Kennef801/
Kneift801/
Kneife801/
Knefsz800/
Kneipf800/
Knew75120/
Knif7591/
Knyf7550/
Knev7537/
Cnef752/
Knjf751/
Kenneff7320/
Kneeffe731/
Khneefh731/
Kinneff730/
Knife671,042/
Knijf67188/
Kniff67115/
Knyff6778/
Knipf6768/
Knuif6762/
Kneyb6746/
Kneva6732/
Kneev6723/
Knifh678/
Khnif676/
Qneif674/
Qneef674/
Knaif672/
Knifs672/
Kneav672/
Kneew671/
Kniev671/
Knift670/
Kenneuff670/
Kneiw670/

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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 Knef
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