Kneis Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kneis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4701:171,28820,150
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Austria281:304,12334,120
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England51:11,143,612252,590
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Kneis Last Name Facts

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

Kneis occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 450,743rd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,665,180 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kneis reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kneis is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 171,288. In Germany Kneis is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 64 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live and Hesse, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Kneis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kneis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kneis surname grew 812 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kneis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kneis surname are 12.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Kneis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 47.03% more than the national average, earning $63,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.4% more than the national average, earning $69,755 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneisz91237/
Kneiss91205/
Kneist91176/
Kneise9163/
Kneisc918/
Kneihs913/
Kneits911/
Kneish910/
Knis89480/
Knes89461/
Knei8933/
Kneisch8343/
Kneiseh830/
Knies803,718/
Kniss802,233/
Kness801,003/
Knese80725/
Knihs80529/
Knees80336/
Knesz80304/
Knish80254/
Knets8099/
Knisz8072/
Kneas8054/
Knise8053/
Knais8045/
Kneiz8040/
Knesh8039/
Kneys8036/
Knois8016/
Khnes8014/
Kneiß8014/
Åknes8011/
Knehs805/
Knhis805/
Kneus804/
Knoes801/
Qneis801/
Knaes801/
K'Nes801/
Kneia801/
Kneisová772/
Kne75260/
Kni7584/
Kennis732,818/
Kennes731,797/
Quneis731,624/
Kniess731,493/
Kneuss73547/
Kneese73510/
Kinnes73306/
Kneitz73228/
Kinnis73169/
Kniesz73164/
Knoess73128/
Knuist73105/
Knisch7392/
Kneass7360/
Kneice7343/
Høknes7342/
Kneizh7339/
Kneuts7337/
Kneuse7335/
Knisse7327/
Knesch7322/
Knowes7318/
Knesse7317/
Khneid7316/
Künnis7315/
Kneyse7313/
Knaish739/
Könnes736/
Könnis736/
Knetsz735/
Kneidj734/
Knniss734/
Qnneis732/
Kneitt732/
Khnees732/
Kniehs732/
Kennei732/
Kinnei732/
K'Neit731/
Khneiz731/
Knaess731/
Knehss731/
Khniss731/
Khnest731/
Knawes731/
Knejsz731/
Kniesh731/
Kneipf730/
Knaues730/
Knease730/
Kimnis730/
Knisht730/
Kneich730/
Knez675,664/
Knee673,929/
Knie671,664/
Knue67555/
Kennish67527/
Kinnish67365/
Khne67340/
Knas67232/
Knaisch67227/
Kneć67226/
Khni67225/
Knai67167/
Knye67134/
Kniß67126/
Knitsch67124/
Kniz67122/
Kneesch67108/
Kney6786/
Kniš6782/
Gkinnis6776/
Knys6772/
Knea6766/
Kneř6759/
Kniesch6740/
Kinnest6735/
Cnis6732/
Kniž6732/
Knio6730/
Knec6726/
Knij6721/
Knni6714/
Knoe6712/
Knisová6712/
Knih6711/
Kneh6711/
Knyi679/
Kneš679/
Knische679/
Kinnaes678/
Kneß678/
Knež678/
Knej678/
Kinneas676/
Kngi676/
Knisova676/
Åkne676/
Knesche675/
Kőne675/
Kneu674/
Qunneis674/
Cnes674/
Kneyseh674/
Knowies673/
Kennies673/
Kenneys672/
Kinneys672/
Knís672/
Knic672/
Gkne672/
Knhe672/
Knui671/
K'Neitt671/
Kimnish671/
Kinnesh671/
Kinnies671/
Kinniss671/
Knoi671/
Kenneit671/
Knescht671/
Kniy671/
Kinneås671/
Kingnes671/
Kniş671/
Kniż671/
Knje671/
Kníe671/
Koennes671/
Qkni671/
Qnis671/
Ckne671/
Këni671/
Kqni671/
Hkni671/
Knne671/
Kned671/
Knestch671/
Kkne671/
Kkni671/
Kinnist670/
Kimneas670/
Kinness670/
Kneitce670/
Knae670/
Kennesh670/
Kennise670/

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  • 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 Kneis
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