Kneiss Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kneiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Kneiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kneiss occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneiss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,163,787th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname Kneiss is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Kneiss reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kneiss is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 2,294,044. In The United States Kneiss is most frequent in: Florida, where 22 percent live, California, where 5 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Kneiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kneiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kneiss last name expanded 236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kneiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kneiss surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kneiss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $43,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $53,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniss912,233/
Kness911,003/
Kneis91754/
Kniess831,493/
Kneuss83547/
Kneisz83237/
Kneist83176/
Knoess83128/
Kneise8363/
Kneass8360/
Knisse8327/
Knesse8317/
Knniss834/
Kneihs833/
Knehss831/
Khniss831/
Kneits831/
Knaess831/
Kneish830/
Knis80480/
Knes80461/
Kneisch7743/
Kinniss771/
Kneiseh770/
Kinness770/
Knies733,718/
Knese73725/
Knihs73529/
Knees73336/
Knass73320/
Knesz73304/
Knish73254/
Knets7399/
Knisz7372/
Kneas7354/
Knise7353/
Knais7345/
Kneiz7340/
Knesh7339/
Kneys7336/
Knois7316/
Khnes7314/
Kneiß7314/
Åknes7311/
Knhis735/
Knehs735/
Kneus734/
Cness732/
Knoes731/
Qneis731/
Knaes731/
K'Nes731/
Knyss731/
Keenness7156/
Knayesse714/
Kneisová712/
Khnawess711/
Knauss673,651/
Kennis672,818/
Kennes671,797/
Quneis671,624/
Kneese67510/
Kinnes67306/
Kneitz67228/
Kinnis67169/
Kniesz67164/
Knuist67105/
Knisch6792/
Kneice6743/
Høknes6742/
Kneuts6737/
Kneuse6735/
Knouss6735/
Knesch6722/
Knowes6718/
Künnis6715/
Kneyse6713/
Knaish679/
Könnes676/
Könnis676/
Knetsz675/
Khnees672/
Qnneis672/
Kniehs672/
Knawes671/
Khneiz671/
Knejsz671/
Quness671/
Kniesh671/
Khnest671/
Kneich670/
Cniess670/
Knaues670/
Knaass670/
Knease670/
Knasst670/
Kimnis670/
Knisht670/

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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 Kneiss
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