Kneit Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Kneit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kneit Last Name Facts

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

Kneit (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻨﻴﺖ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Kneit reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Gorgol Region, where 62 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 15 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Mauritania Kneit is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 34 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.

Kneit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kneit has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneitz91228/
Kneist91176/
Kneite9137/
Kneith912/
Kneitt912/
K'Neit911/
Kneits911/
Knet89212/
Knit896/
K'Neite835/
Kneitte832/
K'Neitt831/
Kneithe831/
Kenneit831/
Kneid802,231/
Knitt80252/
Knuit80172/
Knets8099/
Knoet8085/
Knett8075/
Knite8056/
Kneut8051/
Knetz8046/
Khnit8021/
Kneht8012/
Khnet806/
Kniet805/
Knith804/
Knete804/
Kniht804/
Knitp803/
Knidt802/
Kneat801/
Kneth801/
Knijt801/
Knoit801/
Knuet801/
Kniot801/
Kcnet801/
Kenneith775/
Kemneitz771/
Kennet73588/
Kneath73173/
Knuijt73146/
Knuist73105/
Kinnet7367/
Kneuts7337/
Kinnit7317/
Khneid7316/
Knoedt7313/
Khnaet7313/
Kneute7310/
Knneth738/
Knitte737/
Kngiht737/
Knetch736/
Kngith736/
Kneetz736/
Knetsz735/
Knicht733/
Knitht733/
Knithe732/
Knette732/
K'Nait731/
K'Nete731/
Kneeht731/
Knueth731/
Knieht731/
Khneet731/
Khnest731/
Kniott731/
Kneeth731/
Kneutz731/
Knuyet731/
Kniyet730/
Knawet730/
Knisht730/
Kneuth730/
Kenneth6733,276/
Kennett679,472/
Kinnett671,597/
Knyt67311/
Kneć67226/
Kingnet67225/
Kemnetz67163/
Kinnetz6799/
Künneth6798/
Knat6797/
Kennith6762/
Qnet6739/
Kinnest6735/
Khnecht6728/
Kinnitt6725/
Kennete6718/
Knechts6717/
Kennedt674/
Cnet673/
Kinneth673/
Kinnith672/
K'Neytt671/
Kimnett671/
Knechtt671/
Knid671/
Knescht671/
Knechte671/
Kneuett671/
Könnete671/
Quneith671/
Kenneht671/
Kgnaite671/
Cnit671/
Kned671/
Knestch671/
Kinnist670/
Kennitt670/
Kinnuet670/
Kemnett670/

Kneit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kneit in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻨﻴﺖaknyt66.67
ﺍﻛﻨﻴﺘﻪaknyth16.67
ﺍﻗﻨﻴﺖaqnyt16.67

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kneit
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