Kniff Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Kniff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Kniff Demographics
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Kniff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kniff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kniff is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kniff? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Kniff live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 34 percent are found, Illinois, where 14 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Kniff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kniff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kniff surname increased 224 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kniff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kniff surname are 35.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.35% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kniff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $44,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,533 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knijff | 91 | 588 | / |
| Knieff | 91 | 110 | / |
| Kneiff | 91 | 21 | / |
| Kniffe | 91 | 0 | / |
| Knif | 89 | 91 | / |
| Kenniff | 83 | 195 | / |
| Kinniff | 83 | 40 | / |
| Knief | 80 | 1,430 | / |
| Knife | 80 | 1,042 | / |
| Knijf | 80 | 188 | / |
| Kneff | 80 | 138 | / |
| Kneif | 80 | 109 | / |
| Knyff | 80 | 78 | / |
| Knipf | 80 | 68 | / |
| Knuif | 80 | 62 | / |
| Knifh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Khnif | 80 | 6 | / |
| Knaif | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knifs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knift | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kinniffe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Knijft | 73 | 34 | / |
| Khneif | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kniepf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kennif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kneife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khnife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kneift | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinnif | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kneipf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knef | 67 | 108 | / |
| Knyf | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kenneff | 67 | 20 | / |
| Knib | 67 | 6 | / |
| Knjf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneeffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qnif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinneff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cenniff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kniff
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