Knieja Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Knieja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knieja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2101:180,99424,805
United States151:24,163,929685,360
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Knieja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knieja is most common in Poland. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Knieja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knieja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,079,669th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname Knieja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Knieja are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 180,994. Apart from Poland it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Knieja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knieja are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Knieja earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 87.21% more than the national average, earning $80,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneja9128/
Knija9115/
Kniej9114/
Knieža83142/
Kniesa8334/
Knieza8310/
Knejad834/
Khneja832/
Knieża831/
Knie801,664/
Knea8066/
Knij8021/
Knej808/
Kneijay771/
Knejiya771/
Knijiah771/
Kenniea771/
Knoijay771/
Knejp7377/
Kniya738/
Khnea738/
Knije732/
Knoja732/
Khnie731/
Kneia731/
Knaij731/
Knaie731/
Knnie731/
Kneah731/
Knuja731/
Kneat731/
Cnija731/
Knoijiya711/
Kniojiya711/
Knigge674,523/
Kennie671,022/
Kinnie67888/
Knuijt67146/
Kennea6786/
Knjisa6755/
Kinnea6715/
Kniyah6712/
Kniežo673/
Kniežaitė672/
Knejsz671/
Kniezo671/
Knjeej671/
Khnuja671/
Knagie671/
Kneaph671/
Knehya671/
Knyeie671/
Cniesa671/
Kniyet670/

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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 Knieja
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