Kneyb Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Kneyb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kneyb Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Kneyb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kneyb (Russian: Кнейб) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kneyb.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneyb? popularity and diffusion

Kneyb is the 2,876,555th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Kneyb occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kneyb reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 35 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 4,503,846. In Russia Kneyb is primarily concentrated in: Republic of Dagestan, where 34 percent live, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 16 percent live and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 13 percent live. Other than Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 22 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneb8928/
Kneib801,269/
Knieb8034/
Knoeb8023/
Khnyb8014/
Khneb806/
Knebs805/
Knayb801/
Khneib731,642/
K'Neib731/
Khnoeb731/
Knoweb730/
Knab675,341/
Knep67151/
Knew67120/
Knef67108/
Knáb67107/
Knyf6750/
Knev6737/
Knäb6728/
Knib676/
Knyp673/
Cnyb672/
Cneb671/
Qnyb671/
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Kneyb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kneyb in the Russian language
Кнейбknejb-

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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 Kneyb
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