Knif Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Knif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 66 | 1:83,283 | 8,933 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Knif (106) may also be a first name.
Knif Demographics
Average Knif Salary in
United States
$63,594 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knif (Russian: Книф) is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Knif is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Knif occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Knif live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia. Knif is also the 915,176th most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 106 people.
This last name is most common in Finland, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 83,283. In Finland it is most frequent in: Ostrobothnia, where 33 percent live, Uusimaa, where 29 percent live and North Karelia, where 17 percent live. Apart from Finland Knif occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Knif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Knif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knif last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knif Last Name Statistics demography
Knif earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.38% more than the national average, earning $63,594 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knief | 89 | 1,430 | / |
| Knife | 89 | 1,042 | / |
| Knijf | 89 | 188 | / |
| Kniff | 89 | 115 | / |
| Kneif | 89 | 109 | / |
| Knipf | 89 | 68 | / |
| Knuif | 89 | 62 | / |
| Knifh | 89 | 8 | / |
| Khnif | 89 | 6 | / |
| Knaif | 89 | 2 | / |
| Knifs | 89 | 2 | / |
| Knift | 89 | 0 | / |
| Knijff | 80 | 588 | / |
| Knieff | 80 | 110 | / |
| Knijft | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kneiff | 80 | 21 | / |
| Khneif | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kniepf | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kennif | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kneife | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khnife | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneift | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneipf | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kinnif | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kniffe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knef | 75 | 108 | / |
| Knyf | 75 | 50 | / |
| Knib | 75 | 6 | / |
| Cnif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qnif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knjf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kenniff | 73 | 195 | / |
| Kinniff | 73 | 40 | / |
| Kneff | 67 | 138 | / |
| Khnef | 67 | 110 | / |
| Knyff | 67 | 78 | / |
| Knefz | 67 | 37 | / |
| Knepf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qneif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kneef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kniev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qnisf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneiw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kinniffe | 67 | 0 | / |
Knif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knif in the Russian language | ||
| Книф | knif | - |
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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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- 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 Knif
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