Kniger Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kniger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Kniger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kniger occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniger? popularity and diffusion

Kniger is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kniger is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Kniger live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 86 percent reside and Bavaria, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Kniger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kniger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kniger surname decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaiger9232/
Knieger9210/
Kniguer921/
Kneiger920/
Knitger920/
Knige912/
Khneiger8645/
Kenniger8632/
Künniger8619/
Knigge834,523/
Kniser8345/
Knizer8335/
Kniege8315/
Kneger838/
Knuger834/
Knicer832/
Knüger831/
Knigir830/
Knager830/
Kuenniger8015/
Koenniger800/
Knieser7787/
Kneiser7771/
Kniegge7732/
Knaizer7718/
Kneizer7713/
Khnijer779/
Kinnige778/
Knegere777/
Kniggee772/
Knaijer771/
Kniogge771/
Knedger771/
Knighet771/
Knicher770/
Knighge770/
Knighie770/
Kniga732,162/
Knize73374/
Knice7361/
Knise7353/
Knije732/
Knege731/
Khneiser712,631/
Khnaijer71137/
Cinniger718/
Khnizier711/
Kennighe711/
Kenneger711/
Khneigir711/
Khnaizer711/
Kneicher710/
Kennidge710/
Kenniser710/
Kinneger710/
Kneddger710/
Kniese67743/
Kneser67196/
Knieža67142/
Knigga67126/
Kneise6763/
Knetge6725/
Knizse6720/
Knieza6710/
Knejer678/
Knisey674/
Knighy673/
Kienneger672/
Knizerová671/
Kneize671/
Knizes671/
Khnaiyzer671/
Knieża671/
Knisie671/
Knegje671/
Knezer670/
Knyser670/

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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 Kniger
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