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Where Does The Last Name Knief Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Knief occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knief? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Knief is the 272,239^th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,096,186 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Knief reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 902 people, or 1 in 89,252. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 52 percent are found, Bremen, where 18 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Knief Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Knief has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 559 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knief Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Knief surname are 34.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.83% being registered with the political party.

Knief earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning $50,689 USD per year.