Kneitz Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kneitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1581:509,52843,279
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kneitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kneitz is found most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,082,743rd most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. Kneitz is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Kneitz reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Kneitz is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 509,528. In Germany Kneitz is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 79 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Kneitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kneitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kneitz surname grew 5,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kneitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kneitz last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kneitz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $43,705 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneuitz921/
Knitz91217/
Knetz9146/
Kneiz9140/
Kneit9132/
Kemneitz861/
Kneisz83237/
Kneist83176/
Kneizh8339/
Kneite8337/
Kneetz836/
Knetsz835/
Knietz834/
Kneith832/
Kneitt832/
K'Neit831/
Khneiz831/
Knitze831/
Kneits831/
Kneutz831/
Knez805,664/
Knet80212/
Kniz80122/
Knei8033/
Knit806/
Kemnetz77163/
Kinnetz7799/
Kennetz7746/
Kennitz7720/
K'Neite775/
Kneitte772/
K'Neitt771/
Kneithe771/
Kenneit771/
Kneitce770/
Kimnitz770/
Kneid732,231/
Kneis73754/
Knatz73551/
Knesz73304/
Knitt73252/
Knuit73172/
Knets7399/
Knicz7397/
Knoet7385/
Knett7375/
Knisz7372/
Knite7356/
Kneut7351/
Knecz7336/
Knezz7322/
Khnit7321/
Kneiß7314/
Kneht7312/
Kniez738/
Khnet736/
Kniet735/
Knith734/
Knete734/
Kneez734/
Kniht734/
Knezh734/
Knizh733/
Knitp733/
Knaiz732/
Knidt732/
Kneat731/
Kneth731/
Knijt731/
Knoit731/
Knuet731/
Kniot731/
Kneia731/
Kcnet731/
Knits730/
Knoez730/
Kenneith715/
Knautz67749/
Kennet67588/
Kne67260/
Kneiss67205/
Kneath67173/
Kniesz67164/
Knuijt67146/
Knuist67105/
Knietzsch6793/
Kni6784/
Kinnet6767/
Kneise6763/
Kneice6743/
Kneuts6737/
Kennez6733/
Këneci6724/
Kenniz6721/
Knitch6719/
Kinnit6717/
Khneid6716/
Knoedt6713/
Khnaet6713/
Knoetzsch6712/
Knuets6712/
Kneute6710/
Knneth678/
Knitte677/
Kngiht677/
Knetch676/
Kngith676/
Knicht673/
Knitht673/
Kneihs673/
Knithe672/
Knette672/
Kniecz672/
Kennei672/
Kinnei672/
K'Nait671/
K'Nete671/
Kneeht671/
Knetsc671/
Knueth671/
Knieht671/
Knoutz671/
Khnaiz671/
Khneet671/
Khnest671/
Kniott671/
Knejsz671/
Kneeth671/
Knuyet671/
Kniyet670/
Kneipf670/
Knawet670/
Kinnez670/
Knitts670/
Knisht670/
Kneish670/
Kneich670/
Kneuth670/

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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 Kneitz
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