Kneite Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Kneite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 35 | 1:116,996 | 6,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
Kneite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kneite Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kneite (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻨﻴﺘﻪ) is most common in Mauritania. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kneite? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,228,735th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kneite are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Kneite is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 116,996. In Mauritania Kneite is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 49 percent live, Adrar Region, where 46 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kneite Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kneite in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻨﻴﺘﻪ | aknyth | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻛﻨﻴﺖ | aknyt | 25 |
| ﺃﻛﻨﻴﺖ | aknyt | 25 |
| ﺃﻛﻨﻴﺘﻪ | aknyth | 8.33 |
| ﻛﻨﻴﺘﻪ | knyth | 8.33 |
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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 Kneite
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