Knesley Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knesley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knesley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Knesley Last Name Facts

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

Knesley is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knesley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Knesley are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Knesley is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 82 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 6 percent reside.

Knesley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knesley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knesley last name increased 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knesley Last Name Statistics demography

Knesley earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.61% more than the national average, earning $77,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneisley93594/
Kniesley936/
Kneasley930/
Knesly920/
Kinnesley880/
Kennesley880/
Knisley864,155/
Kniesly86156/
Kneisly86152/
Kneisle8617/
Knosley861/
Knesler861/
Kneasle860/
Kneissle8046/
Kneussle8019/
Kneysler802/
Knissley802/
Kneislay801/
Knisleys801/
Kennesly800/
Knessler800/
Knisle779/
Knesli771/
Knisly771/
Kneiszler7525/
Knisleyii752/
Kinneslee750/
Knicley71208/
Kneißle7193/
Knizley7192/
Kneezle7182/
Kneußle711/
Knisler711/
Knechle710/
Knozley710/
Knislay710/
Kneslla710/
Kneißler67180/
Kennecly671/
Knissler670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Knesley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis