Knesz Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Knesz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knesz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2071:183,61725,035
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Austria331:258,04330,255
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Knesz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knesz is found most in Poland. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knesz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 885,573rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Knesz are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 183,617. Excluding Poland this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.

Knesz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knesz last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

Knesz earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.06% less than the national average, earning $32,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneisz91237/
Kniesz91164/
Knetsz915/
Knejsz911/
Knez895,664/
Knes89461/
Knies803,718/
Kness801,003/
Kneis80754/
Knese80725/
Knysz80472/
Knees80336/
Knets8099/
Knisz8072/
Kneas8054/
Knetz8046/
Kneiz8040/
Knesh8039/
Kneys8036/
Knecz8036/
Knezz8022/
Khnes8014/
Åknes8011/
Kniez808/
Knehs805/
Kneus804/
Kneez804/
Knezh804/
K'Nes801/
Knasz801/
Kneszová7710/
Kne75260/
Kennes731,797/
Kniess731,493/
Kneuss73547/
Kneese73510/
Kinnes73306/
Kneitz73228/
Kneiss73205/
Kneist73176/
Kneise7363/
Kneass7360/
Høknes7342/
Kneizh7339/
Kennez7333/
Knesch7322/
Knesse7317/
Kneyse7313/
Kneisc738/
Kneetz736/
Könnes736/
Kneihs733/
Khnees732/
Kniehs732/
Khneiz731/
Knehss731/
Khnest731/
Knierz731/
Kneits731/
Kniesh731/
Knease730/
Kinnez730/
Kneish730/
Knee673,929/
Knie671,664/
Knis67480/
Khne67340/
Kneć67226/
Kemnetz67163/
Kniz67122/
Kneesch67108/
Kinnetz6799/
Kněz6789/
Kney6786/
Knys6772/
Knea6766/
Kneř6759/
Knös6752/
Kneisch6743/
Kniesch6740/
Kinnest6735/
Knei6733/
Knec6726/
Knezova6716/
Kneh6711/
Kneš679/
Kneß678/
Knež678/
Knej678/
Kinneas676/
Åkne676/
Knesche675/
Kőne675/
Kneu674/
Cnes674/
Kneyseh674/
Kennies673/
Knezová673/
Kenneys672/
Kinneys672/
Knyz672/
Knís672/
Gkne672/
Knhe672/
Kinnesh671/
Kinnies671/
Knescht671/
Kinneås671/
Kingnes671/
Knje671/
Knéz671/
Kníe671/
Koennes671/
Qnez671/
Ckne671/
Knne671/
Kned671/
Knestch671/
Knhz671/
Kkne671/
Kimneas670/
Kinness670/
Kneiseh670/
Kennesh670/

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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 Knesz
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