Knehans Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Knehans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knehans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:1,004,04174,162
Germany2291:351,55234,059
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Knehans Last Name Facts

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

Knehans is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Knehans.

How Common Is The Last Name Knehans? popularity and diffusion

Knehans is the 531,574th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,986,095 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Knehans live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Knehans is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 1,004,041. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 42 percent reside, Nebraska, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Knehans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knehans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knehans last name expanded 1,031 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knehans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knehans surname are 30.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.14% being registered with the political party.

Knehans earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $45,622 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneehans9325/
Kniehans930/
Nehans921/
Niehans8682/
Neuhans8612/
Nehansi863/
Neihans860/
Neehans860/
Knuhans860/
Nuehanas807/
Neyhanse800/
Nahans771/
Nuhans770/
Nehansyah752/
Nahansi7153/
Niehuns7118/
Nahanse7111/
Nahanes711/
Neihons710/
Nahansy710/
Nahanisi6718/
Nahanias672/
Nohanisi671/
Nahansse671/
Nahanssi671/
Knuenz6218/
Knouns621/
Kennaheins591/

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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 Knehans
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