Knierim Surname

112,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knierim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knierim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4341:33,0754,362
United States1,4391:251,88323,923
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Knierim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knierim is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knierim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knierim is the 112,412th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,767,964 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Knierim live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knierim is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,434 people, or 1 in 33,075. In Germany Knierim is mostly found in: Hesse, where 49 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany Knierim is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Knierim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knierim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knierim surname expanded 1,971 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knierim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knierim surname are 14.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.06% registered with the party.

The amount Knierim earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.03% less than the national average, earning R 83,100 per year; in United States they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $44,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $55,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knieriem931,729/
Knierihm9310/
Kniereim930/
Knirim9281/
Knerim920/
Knierriem8831/
Knieriehm880/
Knierem8612/
Kneerim8610/
Kniriem864/
Kneirim863/
Knirihm860/
Knearim860/
Knereim860/
Kneireim801/
Knirriem800/
Knyrim7779/
Knerem7769/
Kniereahm750/
Knearem7154/
Knuriem710/
Kneirem710/
Kneream710/
Kneeream6748/
Kneiriem671/
Kneaream670/
Kneereem670/
Cnyrim6259/
Knareem574/

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Knierim Reference & Research

Knierman FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Knierman 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 Knierim
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