Kniest Surname

311,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kniest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4541:177,32520,795
Netherlands3961:42,6447,227
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
France301:2,214,091176,965
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knieste9221/
Knist91103/
Knest915/
Kniestdt860/
Kneist83176/
Knuist83105/
Knoest8319/
Kniesd831/
Khnest831/
Knisht830/
Kniste830/
Kinnest7735/
Knescht771/
Kinnist770/
Knust735,867/
Knüst731/
Knistova714/
Kennesth712/
Knaust67972/
Knicht673/
Knnust671/
Knoust670/
Khnecht6228/
Knechts6217/
Knechte621/
Knechtt621/
Knystova573/
Kennecht570/
Knaußt508/

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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
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  • 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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