Kniec Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kniec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Knieć (996) are calculated separately.

Kniec Last Name Facts

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

Kniec is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Knieć. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniec? popularity and diffusion

Kniec is the 2,185,341st most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Kniec live; 47 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,085,964. Besides Poland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 27 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Kniec Last Name Statistics demography

Kniec earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.01% more than the national average, earning $61,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knieć93996/
Kniech9138/
Kniecz912/
Kniesc911/
Knec8926/
Knic892/
Knick801,711/
Knicz8097/
Kneck8040/
Knecz8036/
Knich8033/
Kniez808/
Knech804/
Khnic803/
Kniek803/
Knoic802/
Knieg801/
Kqnic801/
Knike800/
Knietsch7780/
Khnieche771/
Knioch73140/
Kneckt7369/
Knieke7368/
Kemnic7364/
Kennec7325/
Këneci7324/
Knitch7319/
Kemnec7310/
Kniche739/
Kneisc738/
Knetch736/
Knichs734/
Knietz734/
Kneche733/
Knicss732/
Kneick732/
Knecke732/
Kinnic732/
Knecth731/
Knechc731/
Kennic731/
Knichh731/
Kinnec731/
Knaich731/
Knitze731/
Knicke730/
Knesck730/
Kneyck730/
Knickt730/
Kneich730/
Knietzsch7193/
Knieschke7154/
Knez675,664/
Knetsch672,517/
Kinnick67860/
Kneć67226/
Kennick67215/
Kennich67141/
Knitsch67124/
Kniz67122/
Cnic67118/
Kneg6796/
Kneiske6786/
Kneschk6753/
Kinnich6732/
Kenneck6729/
Knik6727/
Kennech6722/
Knechts6717/
Knaiske6717/
Könnike677/
Knig675/
Kenniek674/
Khneche674/
Knić674/
Knek674/
Khneich674/
Kemnick672/
K'Neick671/
K'Neike671/
Kniq671/
Knestch671/
Kennike671/
Knniche671/
Kneitce670/
Kynnick670/
Kinneck670/
Kneycke670/
Knectht670/

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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 Kniec
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