Kniest Surname
Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname
Kniest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 454 | 1:177,325 | 20,795 |
| Netherlands | 396 | 1:42,644 | 7,227 |
| United States | 179 | 1:2,024,910 | 129,652 |
| Brazil | 118 | 1:1,814,189 | 58,634 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Kniest Demographics
Average Kniest Salary in
United States
$44,082 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kniest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kniest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kniest is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kniest.
How Common Is The Last Name Kniest? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 311,791st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,037,735 people. Kniest occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kniest live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 177,325. In Germany Kniest is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent reside, Hesse, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany Kniest is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Kniest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kniest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kniest surname rose 597 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kniest Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kniest are 13.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.71% being registered with the political party.
Kniest earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,082 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knieste | 92 | 21 | / |
| Knist | 91 | 103 | / |
| Knest | 91 | 5 | / |
| Kniestdt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kneist | 83 | 176 | / |
| Knuist | 83 | 105 | / |
| Knoest | 83 | 19 | / |
| Kniesd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khnest | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knisht | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kniste | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kinnest | 77 | 35 | / |
| Knescht | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinnist | 77 | 0 | / |
| Knust | 73 | 5,867 | / |
| Knüst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knistova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kennesth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Knaust | 67 | 972 | / |
| Knicht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knnust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knoust | 67 | 0 | / |
| Khnecht | 62 | 28 | / |
| Knechts | 62 | 17 | / |
| Knechte | 62 | 1 | / |
| Knechtt | 62 | 1 | / |
| Knystova | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kennecht | 57 | 0 | / |
| Knaußt | 50 | 8 | / |
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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 Kniest
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