Knigge Surname
Approximately 4,523 people bear this surname
Knigge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,560 | 1:31,447 | 4,140 |
| United States | 1,255 | 1:288,812 | 26,828 |
| Netherlands | 373 | 1:45,274 | 7,696 |
| Denmark | 139 | 1:40,609 | 4,229 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Knigge Demographics
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Knigge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knigge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knigge is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Knigge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knigge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 103,866th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,611,220 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Knigge live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Knigge is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 2,560 people, or 1 in 31,447. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 48 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 6 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.
Knigge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Knigge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knigge surname expanded 1,549 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knigge Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knigge last name are 26.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.61% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Knigge earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning 327,519 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $46,642 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kniegge | 92 | 32 | / |
| Kniggee | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kniogge | 92 | 1 | / |
| Knighge | 92 | 0 | / |
| Knige | 91 | 2 | / |
| Knagge | 83 | 158 | / |
| Knigga | 83 | 126 | / |
| Knogge | 83 | 41 | / |
| Kniege | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kniger | 83 | 9 | / |
| Knie | 80 | 1,664 | / |
| Knaiger | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kinnige | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kniguer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knighet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knighie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kneiger | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kniga | 73 | 2,162 | / |
| Knize | 73 | 374 | / |
| Knage | 73 | 76 | / |
| Knice | 73 | 61 | / |
| Knise | 73 | 53 | / |
| Kniej | 73 | 14 | / |
| Knije | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khnie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knege | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knnie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knuge | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khneiger | 71 | 45 | / |
| Künniger | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kennighe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kennidge | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kennie | 67 | 1,022 | / |
| Kinnie | 67 | 888 | / |
| Kniese | 67 | 743 | / |
| Knieja | 67 | 229 | / |
| Knieža | 67 | 142 | / |
| Kneise | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kniser | 67 | 45 | / |
| Knetge | 67 | 25 | / |
| Knizse | 67 | 20 | / |
| Knieza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kneger | 67 | 8 | / |
| Knisey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knighy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knüger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knieża | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knagie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knizes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knegje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knisie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knegga | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knatge | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kniyet | 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
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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 Knigge
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