Kneip Surname

100,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kneip Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5701:31,3254,127
United States9781:370,61232,878
Luxembourg4521:1,284125
Brazil3301:648,71023,986
France1911:347,76352,251
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Kneip Last Name Facts

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

Kneip is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneip? popularity and diffusion

It is the 100,968th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,558,833 people. Kneip occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kneip reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kneip is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,570 people, or 1 in 31,325. In Germany Kneip is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 34 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found and Saarland, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 10 percent are found.

Kneip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kneip has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kneip surname grew 1,164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kneip Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kneip last name are 10.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kneip earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.33% less than the national average, earning $47,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneipp911,870/
Kneipe9115/
Kneipf910/
Knip89962/
Knep89151/
Kneippe830/
Knipp806,755/
Knipe805,213/
Knepp804,556/
Kniep802,002/
Kneib801,269/
Knips801,139/
Knaip80107/
Knejp8077/
Knipf8068/
Kneup8064/
Knijp8042/
Kneps809/
Kneep808/
Knepf805/
Knitp803/
Knept802/
Knaep802/
Knepe800/
Kneipová777/
Khneib731,642/
Knipps73136/
Knoepp73109/
Kneppe73103/
Knaipp7381/
Knippe7320/
Kniepp738/
Kniepf735/
Knuepp732/
Knepps731/
Kneepp731/
Kneaph731/
Kinnep731/
K'Neib731/
Kneeph730/
Knespe730/
Kneepe730/
Knaepp730/
Kneippová7111/
Knap6710,045/
Kneb6728/
Knáp6710/
Kennepp679/
Knib676/
Knyp673/
Knaippe672/
Kennept671/
Knepova671/
Kemnipz671/
Knjp671/
Knhp671/
Kinnipe670/

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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 Kneip
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