Knief Surname

272,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9021:89,25211,237
United States4581:791,39561,115
Sweden231:428,12030,474
England201:2,785,90397,972
Finland131:422,82327,659
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Knief Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knief is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knief? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 272,239th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,096,186 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Knief reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knief is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 902 people, or 1 in 89,252. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 52 percent reside, Bremen, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Knief Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knief has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knief surname rose 559 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knief Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knief are 34.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.83% registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knieff91110/
Kniepf915/
Kniefs912/
Kneief911/
Knieft911/
Kniefe911/
Knef89108/
Knif8991/
Knife801,042/
Knoef80353/
Knijf80188/
Kneff80138/
Kniff80115/
Khnef80110/
Kneif80109/
Knipf8068/
Knuif8062/
Knefz8037/
Knieb8034/
Kniif8011/
Knifh808/
Khnif806/
Knepf805/
Kneef804/
Knifs802/
Knaif802/
Kniev801/
Knefs801/
Knift800/
Knijff73588/
Knoeff73147/
Knijft7334/
Kneefe7328/
Kneiff7321/
Khneif739/
Khneef736/
Kennif734/
Khnife731/
Kennef731/
Kneift731/
Kneife731/
Kniffe730/
Kinnif730/
Knefsz730/
Kneipf730/
Kenniff67195/
Knew67120/
Knyf6750/
Kinniev6750/
Kinniff6740/
Knev6737/
Kenneff6720/
Knib676/
Cnef672/
Kneeffe671/
Knjf671/
Cnif671/
Qnif671/
Kennjef671/
Kenniev671/
Khneefh671/
Kinneff670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knief
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