Knets Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Latvia

Knets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine681:669,45171,116
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Latvia81:256,25623,728
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Knēts (1) are calculated separately.

Knets Last Name Facts

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

Knets (Russian: Кнец) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Knēts. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knets? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. Knets occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Knets reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 669,451. In Ukraine Knets is mostly found in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 54 percent reside, Kiev, where 10 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Other than Ukraine Knets occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Knets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Knets earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.42% more than the national average, earning $67,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knēts931/
Kneuts9137/
Knetsz915/
Knetsc911/
Kneits911/
Knes89461/
Knet89212/
Knetsch832,517/
Knechts8317/
Kennets830/
Knies803,718/
Kness801,003/
Kneis80754/
Knese80725/
Knees80336/
Knesz80304/
Knett8075/
Kneas8054/
Kneut8051/
Knetz8046/
Knesh8039/
Kneys8036/
Kneit8032/
Khnes8014/
Kneht8012/
Åknes8011/
Khnet806/
Knehs805/
Kniet805/
Knete804/
Kneus804/
Kneat801/
Kneth801/
K'Nes801/
Kcnet801/
Knits800/
Knietsch7780/
Knetsche775/
Kenneths773/
Knettsch771/
Kinnetts771/
Kne75260/
Kennes731,797/
Kniess731,493/
Kennet73588/
Kneuss73547/
Kneese73510/
Kinnes73306/
Kneisz73237/
Kneitz73228/
Kneiss73205/
Kneist73176/
Kneath73173/
Kniesz73164/
Kinnet7367/
Kneise7363/
Kneass7360/
Høknes7342/
Kneite7337/
Knesch7322/
Knesse7317/
Kneyse7313/
Knneth738/
Knetch736/
Kneetz736/
Könnes736/
Knietz734/
Kneihs733/
Kneith732/
Kneitt732/
Knette732/
Khnees732/
Kniehs732/
K'Neit731/
K'Nete731/
Kneeht731/
Knehss731/
Knieht731/
Khneet731/
Khnest731/
Knejsz731/
Kniesh731/
Kneeth731/
Kneutz731/
Knyhts730/
Knease730/
Knitts730/
Kneish730/
Kneuth730/
Knietzsch7193/
Kneytsova711/
Kenneth6733,276/
Kennett679,472/
Knez675,664/
Knee673,929/
Knie671,664/
Kinnett671,597/
Knis67480/
Khne67340/
Knyt67311/
Kneć67226/
Kingnet67225/
Kemnetz67163/
Knitsch67124/
Kneesch67108/
Kinnetz6799/
Künneth6798/
Kney6786/
Knys6772/
Knea6766/
Kneř6759/
Kennetz6746/
Kneisch6743/
Kniesch6740/
Qnet6739/
Kinnest6735/
Knei6733/
Khnecht6728/
Knec6726/
Kemnits6723/
Kennete6718/
Kneh6711/
Kneš679/
Kneß678/
Knej678/
Kinneas676/
Knit676/
Åkne676/
K'Neite675/
Knesche675/
Kőne675/
Kneu674/
Kennedt674/
Cnes674/
Kneyseh674/
Kennies673/
Cnet673/
Kinneth673/
Knätsch673/
Kneitte672/
Kenneys672/
Kinneys672/
Knís672/
Gkne672/
Knhe672/
K'Neitt671/
K'Neytt671/
Kimnett671/
Kinnesh671/
Kinnies671/
Knechtt671/
Kneithe671/
Kenneit671/
Knescht671/
Knechte671/
Kinneås671/
Kingnes671/
Knje671/
Kníe671/
Koennes671/
Könnete671/
Kenneht671/
Ckne671/
Knne671/
Kned671/
Knestch671/
Kkne671/
Kemnyts671/
Kimneas670/
Kinness670/
Kneitce670/
Kneiseh670/
Kennesh670/
Kemnett670/

Knets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knets in the Russian language
Кнецknec-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knets
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