Kniffer Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kniffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Kniffer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kniffer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kniffer is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kniffer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniffer? popularity and diffusion

Kniffer is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Kniffer live; 33 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 33 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Kniffer is most common in Croatia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 845,721. In Croatia Kniffer is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 100 percent are found. Other than Croatia Kniffer exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Kniffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kniffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kniffer last name contracted 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kniffer Last Name Statistics demography

Kniffer earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniffert9319/
Kneiffer930/
Knifer9293/
Kniffe920/
Knipfer861,143/
Kneifer8618/
Knuffer866/
Khnifer863/
Knitfer861/
Kneffer861/
Knüffer861/
Kniefer860/
Knife831,042/
Kniphfer8080/
Knüpffer8060/
Knupffer8049/
Kneifert8035/
Kennifer8019/
Kneipfer807/
Knithfer802/
Kniepfer801/
Kinniffe800/
Kneuffer800/
Knüfer77256/
Knufer775/
Knifed774/
Knifey771/
Khnife771/
Knefer771/
Kniefe771/
Kneife771/
Knuepffer7511/
Knüpfer711,564/
Knupfer711,523/
Knuefer7130/
Knipher7123/
Knepfer7113/
Khnifir714/
Khnifes713/
Khnefer713/
Kneeffe711/
Kneifed711/
Knaifed711/
Cneffer711/
Knipfez711/
Knuepfer67145/
Kneipher6720/
Khnaifes671/
Kneupfer671/
Knifi671/
Kneaffey671/
Kennefer670/
Kennifie670/

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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 Kniffer
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