Knifić Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Knifić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knifić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Slovenia131:191,36015,039

The alternate forms: Knific (520) are calculated separately.

Knifić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knifić is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Knific. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knifić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knifić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Knifić is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 222,558. In Croatia Knifić is mostly found in: Istria County, where 53 percent are found, Lika-Senj County, where 42 percent are found and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 5 percent are found. Not including Croatia Knifić is found in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 41 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knific94520/
Kniffki7792/
Knifick771/
Nefić73159/
Nivić732/
Nifik732/
Nafić731/
Nifki731/
Nific731/
Kennific7119/
Kniffitz711/
Nifuki6785/
Knifka6769/
Knifke6758/
Nifiga6711/
Noviić671/
Kenniffic670/
Knipfez621/
Kennefic5717/
Kennefich530/

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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 Knifić
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