Kniese Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kniese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5481:146,90817,688
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Australia471:574,37741,856
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Kniese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kniese is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniese? popularity and diffusion

Kniese is the 455,757th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Kniese live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 146,908. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 36 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany Kniese occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Kniese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kniese has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kniese surname increased 1,243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kniese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kniese 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 party.

Kniese earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $47,336 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knieser9287/
Kniesse921/
Knieshe920/
Knies913,718/
Knese91725/
Knise9153/
Kniesche86415/
Kniehase86100/
Kniesser867/
Kniesehe861/
Kniessey860/
Kniess831,493/
Kneese83510/
Kniesz83164/
Knuese8369/
Kneise8363/
Kniser8345/
Kneuse8335/
Kniesa8334/
Knisse8327/
Knizse8320/
Knesse8317/
Kniege8315/
Kneyse8313/
Knisey834/
Kniece832/
Knaese832/
Kniehs832/
Knizes831/
Kniesd831/
Kniesh831/
Knoese831/
Knesey830/
Knease830/
Kniescher8027/
Kneiser7771/
Kniesch7740/
Kniegge7732/
Knießer776/
Knesche775/
Kneyseh774/
Kennies773/
Kniggee772/
Kinnies771/
Knessey771/
Knieszi771/
Knisser771/
Kneiseh770/
Knessee770/
Knesser770/
Kennise770/
Knieć73996/
Knieß73377/
Knize73374/
Knece7385/
Knase7374/
Knice7361/
Knisa7347/
Kniez738/
Knisy736/
Knesy732/
Knuse732/
Knige732/
Knäse732/
Knije732/
Knege731/
Cnise731/
Knesa731/
Kniis731/
Knieś731/
Knieź731/
Knietsch7180/
Kniesová719/
Knetsche715/
Knayesse714/
Khniejer714/
Kneisser713/
Knizhets711/
Kinnieds711/
Khnaises711/
Knaesche711/
Kneassey711/
Kneatsey711/
Khnieche711/
Khnesser711/
Khnisseh711/
Kniestdt710/
Kennesey710/
Kennisey710/
Knigge674,523/
Knouse672,128/
Kneece67763/
Khneisser67307/
Knause67256/
Knieža67142/
Knjisa6755/
Kneice6743/
Kennessey6742/
Kniech6738/
Knesis6730/
Knetge6725/
Khnaisser6721/
Knieza6710/
Kniger679/
Kneger678/
Knejer678/
Knisis678/
Kneesi675/
Knishi675/
Kneche673/
Kneusé673/
Knaisa673/
Khnase672/
Knicer672/
Kniecz672/
Qunies672/
Kneasy671/
Kneshi671/
Knisha671/
Knaisi671/
Cniesa671/
Knezeh671/
Knezys671/
Knieża671/
Knijsa671/
Knisie671/
Kneize671/
Knesaj671/
Khneysser671/
Knissi671/
Knesha670/
Cniess670/
Knezer670/
Kennisett670/
Kneisy670/
Knyser670/
Knezhe670/
Knessy670/

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