Kness Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Kness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8381:432,52937,287
Austria801:106,44315,207
England491:1,137,10353,999
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Kness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kness (Russian: Кнесс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kness click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kness? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 360,858th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kness are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 432,529. In The United States Kness is most numerous in: Illinois, where 19 percent reside, Iowa, where 9 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 8 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Kness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kness last name grew 559 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kness last name are 23.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.83% registered with the party.

The amount Kness earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $40,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 72.01% more than the national average, earning $85,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniess911,493/
Kneuss91547/
Kneiss91205/
Kneass9160/
Knesse9117/
Knehss911/
Knes89461/
Kinness830/
Knies803,718/
Kniss802,233/
Kneis80754/
Knese80725/
Knees80336/
Knesz80304/
Knets8099/
Kneas8054/
Knesh8039/
Kneys8036/
Khnes8014/
Åknes8011/
Knehs805/
Kneus804/
Cness802/
K'Nes801/
Knyss801/
Keenness7756/
Kennes731,797/
Kneese73510/
Kinnes73306/
Kneisz73237/
Kneist73176/
Kniesz73164/
Kneise7363/
Høknes7342/
Knisse7327/
Knesch7322/
Kneyse7313/
Könnes736/
Knetsz735/
Knniss734/
Kneihs733/
Kniehs732/
Khnees732/
Kneits731/
Khnest731/
Khniss731/
Knejsz731/
Quness731/
Kniesh731/
Cniess730/
Knease730/
Kneish730/
Knez675,664/
Knis67480/
Kneć67226/
Kneesch67108/
Knys6772/
Kneisch6743/
Kniesch6740/
Kinnest6735/
Kneš679/
Kneß678/
Kinneas676/
Knesche675/
Kneyseh674/
Cnes674/
Kennies673/
Knís672/
Kenneys672/
Kinneys672/
Kinnesh671/
Knestch671/
Koennes671/
Kingnes671/
Kinneås671/
Kinnies671/
Kinniss671/
Knescht671/
Kneiseh670/
Kennesh670/
Cenness670/
Kimneas670/

Kness Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kness in the Russian language
Кнессkness-

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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 Kness
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