Kneier Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kneier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Germany921:875,05962,702
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kneier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kneier is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 998,609th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. Kneier is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kneier live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 45 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent are found and Switzerland, where 9 percent are found.

Kneier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kneier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kneier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kneier surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kneier earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.64% less than the national average, earning $39,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.41% more than the national average, earning $81,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneiert9211/
Kneer913,023/
Knier91702/
Kneir9159/
Kneuer83673/
Knaier83181/
Kneyer8320/
Knejer838/
Khneir833/
Knnier830/
Kinneer77355/
Kinnier77247/
Kinneir7780/
Khnijer779/
Knaiher773/
Kenneer771/
Kenneir770/
Kennier770/
Knoer73211/
Knear73119/
Knair7368/
Kneur7321/
Knuer730/
Knaer730/
Qnier730/
Knoir730/
Kinniear715/
Khniejer714/
Kinneird711/
Khneïjir711/
Kenneyer710/
Knauer6715,802/
Knower671,033/
Knoerr67748/
Knaior67468/
Knuerr6765/
Knoyer6741/
Knayer6738/
Knaiar677/
Quneer674/
Knouer673/
Kneahr672/
Kknair671/
Cneuer671/
Knawer671/
Kneurr671/
Cknair671/
K'Neur671/
Knojer671/
Kneyrt670/
Knaird670/

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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 Kneier
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