Kneit Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Kneit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Kneit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kneit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kneit (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻨﻴﺖ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kneit? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,485,539th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Kneit occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Kneit live; 50 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Kneit is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Gorgol Region, where 62 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 15 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Mauritania Kneit exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 34 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.
Kneit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kneit has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kneit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kneit in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻨﻴﺖ | aknyt | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻛﻨﻴﺘﻪ | aknyth | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻗﻨﻴﺖ | aqnyt | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Kneit
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