Kneve Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kneve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kneve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kneve is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneve? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Kneve is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Kneve reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Latvia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 512,512. In Latvia Kneve is most prevalent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Latvia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knevez9132/
Knever919/
Knieve910/
Knevets83427/
Kneeves8365/
Kneaves8324/
K'Nevez839/
Kneiveh833/
Knevetz832/
Kneveis831/
Kneiver830/
Knive80131/
Knave8073/
Knebe802/
Knewe801/
Knove800/
Knevy800/
Kinnevey7752/
Khneiver772/
Kennevey770/
Knebes7363/
Kniebe7324/
Kneibe7324/
Knebeh7316/
Kniewe7311/
Kneube736/
Kneeva734/
Knevit733/
Kneber732/
Knibee732/
Knebez732/
Knevis731/
Kneiva731/
Kniver730/
Knewes730/
Kinneavey714/
Knevitt67186/
Kneiber67101/
Knivett6799/
Knyvets6776/
Kinnevy6750/
Kneyber6737/
Knivets6725/
Kneebis6717/
Knuyver6716/
Kennevy677/
Kennive674/
K'Neibe674/
Kneivid672/
Khneber671/
Knevich671/
Kneebes671/
Khneeva671/
Kneweis671/
Knewetz671/
Kneibes670/

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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 Kneve
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