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

The surname Knies is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant: Knieś. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Knies is the 122,877^th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,960,072 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Knies are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knies is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,097 people, or 1 in 38,391. In Germany Knies is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Knies Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Knies has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knies surname increased 1,148 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knies Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Knies last name are 24.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knies earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $47,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $55,820 CAD per year.