Kniess Surname

262,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Kniess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil8071:265,27210,221
United States4751:763,07159,419
Germany1951:412,84937,725
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kniess Last Name Facts

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

Kniess is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniess? popularity and diffusion

It is the 262,597th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,881,143 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Kniess are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Kniess is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 807 people, or 1 in 265,272. In Brazil Kniess is most prevalent in: Santa Catarina, where 85 percent live, Paraná, where 8 percent live and Mato Grosso, where 6 percent live. Apart from Brazil it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Kniess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kniess has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,393 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kniess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kniess are 21.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Kniess earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $45,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $54,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniesse921/
Knies913,718/
Kniss912,233/
Kness911,003/
Kniese83743/
Kneuss83547/
Kneiss83205/
Kniesz83164/
Knoess83128/
Kneass8360/
Knisse8327/
Knesse8317/
Knniss834/
Kniehs832/
Knaess831/
Knehss831/
Khniss831/
Kniesd831/
Kniesh831/
Cniess830/
Knis80480/
Knes80461/
Kniesch7740/
Knowies773/
Kennies773/
Kinnies771/
Kinniss771/
Kinness770/
Knieshe770/
Knieć73996/
Kneis73754/
Knese73725/
Knihs73529/
Knieß73377/
Knees73336/
Knesz73304/
Knish73254/
Knets7399/
Knisz7372/
Knice7361/
Kneas7354/
Knise7353/
Knais7345/
Knesh7339/
Kneys7336/
Knois7316/
Khnes7314/
Åknes7311/
Kniez738/
Knehs735/
Knhis735/
Kneus734/
Cness732/
Knoes731/
Kniis731/
Knaes731/
K'Nes731/
Knieś731/
Knieź731/
Knyss731/
Kniesche71415/
Knietsch7180/
Keenness7156/
Kniesová719/
Knayesse714/
Kinnieds711/
Khnawess711/
Kniestdt710/
Knauss673,651/
Kennis672,818/
Kennes671,797/
Kneese67510/
Kinnes67306/
Kneisz67237/
Kneist67176/
Kinnis67169/
Knuist67105/
Knisch6792/
Kneise6763/
Kneice6743/
Høknes6742/
Kniech6738/
Kneuts6737/
Knouss6735/
Kneuse6735/
Knesch6722/
Knizse6720/
Knowes6718/
Künnis6715/
Kneyse6713/
Knaish679/
Könnes676/
Könnis676/
Knetsz675/
Kneihs673/
Kniece672/
Khnees672/
Kniecz672/
Qunies672/
Khnest671/
Knawes671/
Kneits671/
Knejsz671/
Quness671/
Knaues670/
Knease670/
Kimnis670/
Knisht670/
Kneish670/

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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 Kniess
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