Knesse Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Knesse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knesse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Knesse Last Name Facts

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

Knesse is found most in Brazil. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knesse? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Knesse are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Knesse is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil Knesse is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent reside. Barring Brazil Knesse exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Knesse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knesse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knesse last name fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knessey921/
Kniesse921/
Knessee920/
Knesser920/
Kness911,003/
Knese91725/
Kneisser863/
Kneassey861/
Khnesser861/
Kniessey860/
Kniess831,493/
Kniese83743/
Kneuss83547/
Kneese83510/
Kneiss83205/
Kneise8363/
Kneass8360/
Kneuse8335/
Knesis8330/
Knisse8327/
Kneyse8313/
Knaese832/
Knehss831/
Knoese831/
Knesey830/
Knease830/
Knessy830/
Knes80461/
Khneisser80307/
Kennessey8042/
Khneysser801/
Kneessi7798/
Kneiser7771/
Kneessy7725/
Knesche775/
Kneyseh774/
Knisser771/
Khnasse771/
Kneissi771/
Kinness770/
Kneiseh770/
Knieshe770/
Knies733,718/
Kniss732,233/
Kneis73754/
Knees73336/
Knesz73304/
Knose73190/
Knets7399/
Knece7385/
Knase7374/
Kneas7354/
Knise7353/
Knesh7339/
Kneys7336/
Khnes7314/
Åknes7311/
Knehs735/
Kneus734/
Kneez734/
Knesy732/
Cness732/
Knäse732/
Knesa731/
K'Nes731/
Knyss731/
Kniesche71415/
Keenness7156/
Knetsche715/
Kennessy712/
Cennesse711/
Knaesche711/
Kneatsey711/
Khnisseh711/
Kennesey710/
Kennes671,797/
Kneece67763/
Kinnes67306/
Kneisz67237/
Kneist67176/
Kniesz67164/
Kniser6745/
Kneice6743/
Høknes6742/
Kniesa6734/
Knesch6722/
Khnaisser6721/
Knizse6720/
Knisis678/
Kneetz676/
Könnes676/
Kneesi675/
Knetsz675/
Knisey674/
Knniss674/
Kneche673/
Kneihs673/
Kneusé673/
Khnase672/
Kniece672/
Khnees672/
Kniehs672/
Kneasy671/
Kneshi671/
Khniss671/
Khnest671/
Knohse671/
Knezeh671/
Kneits671/
Kneize671/
Knejsz671/
Knesaj671/
Quness671/
Kniesh671/
Knissi671/
Knesha670/
Cniess670/
Kneisy670/
Knyser670/
Kneish670/

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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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  • 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 Knesse
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