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 occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kniess.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniess? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kniess is the 262,597th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,881,143 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Kniess reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 807 people, or 1 in 265,272. In Brazil it is most common in: Santa Catarina, where 85 percent are found, Paraná, where 8 percent are found and Mato Grosso, where 6 percent are found. Beside Brazil it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Kniess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kniess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kniess last name increased 3,393 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kniess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kniess surname are 21.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.64% 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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