Knicely Surname

281,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knicely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knicely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3091:276,89825,875
Canada581:635,26952,014
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

Knicely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knicely has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knicely? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knicely is the 281,264th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,311,622 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Knicely live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,309 people, or 1 in 276,898. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 44 percent reside, Ohio, where 16 percent reside and West Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Belize, where 0 percent reside.

Knicely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knicely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knicely surname rose 658 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knicely Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knicely surname are 30.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.32% registered with the party.

The amount Knicely earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $42,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning $46,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniceley93448/
Knickely931/
Knicseley881/
Knisely862,298/
Knicily861/
Kniseley80385/
Kniesely803/
Knizeley800/
Knesely712/
Knikela711/
Knisele710/
Knechyly671/
Kneiseler6352/
Kinnishela590/
Knetzele536/

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Knicely Reference & Research

Nicely FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Knicely
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis